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peddler

Noun

Meaning

One who peddles; a traveling trader; one who travels about, retailing small wares; a hawker.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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If I would be a young man again and had to decide how to make my living, I would not try to become a scientist or teacher. I would rather choose to be a plumber or a peddler in the hope to find that modest degree of independence still available under present circumstances. Albert Einstein

But death blinds you, unaware of man's fall – An autumn that steals the flower from the flower peddler.Death is testimony of god's love and mercy for man – A promise made between autumn and spring. Ghani Khan

I don't want to frighten you, but I would like to make you understand the import of what you think of attempting. You must not become a mere peddler of words. The thing to learn is to know what people are thinking about, not what they say. Sherwood Anderson

Every peddler speaks highly about his own needles. Portuguese Proverb

A small pack becomes a small peddler. Portuguese Proverb

A canoe peddler doesn't tell the crocodile he has along snout until he's crossed the river. African Proverb

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