peddler

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

hawker packman pusher pedlar drug dealer pitchman drug trafficker drug peddler chapman camelot falconer hawking monger clerk schilling
Show all synonyms

Antonyms

regular orderer owner consumer client guest
Show all antonyms

Hypernyms

malefactor criminal dealer seller outlaw crook

Hyponyms

chapman crier cheapjack sandboy muffin man transmigrante

Phrases with the word

butt-peddler whiskey peddler cadaver peddler dope peddler whisky peddler flesh-peddler

Examples

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

Close letter words and terms

Peddie peddle peddle one's ass peddleress peddlery peddlesome