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Meanings of peddler in English

Russian
разносная торговля
Portuguese
caixeiro-viajante
Spanish
vendedor itinerante
Catalan
venedor porta a porta
Wikidata

Travelling vendor of goods.

      Related terms
      разносная торговля
      Portuguese
      camelô
      Catalan
      viatjant
      Spanish
      buhonero

      Someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)

            camelô
            Portuguese
            traficante
            Catalan
            traficant

            An unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs.

                  traficante
                  Usage of peddler in English
                  1
                  A peddler aye gives the whole village a fit of the liberalities.
                  A Knight of the Nets
                  2
                  Accidental message peddler Gracewood says she never expected to be doing this.
                  Radio NZ
                  3
                  The peddler nodded and continued his pitch in whatever language he spoke.
                  Book Two: Descent
                  4
                  Henry reluctantly restrained his impatience, and followed the direction of the peddler.
                  The Spy
                  5
                  It was the peddler, with ashen face and eyes rolling with fear.
                  The Days of Mohammed
                  6
                  He was a thrid peddler in a dinky little pleated coat, Dannie.
                  At the Foot of the Rainbow
                  7
                  The Amyrlin herself, come with no more warning than a pack peddler.
                  The great hunt
                  8
                  A fine Bel Tine, with a peddler, and a gleeman, and strangers.
                  To the blight: the eye of the world
                  9
                  Like the fruit peddler in Cabaret, my father was a Jewish merchant.
                  NY Magazine
                  10
                  There was a far-away, rather dull look in the old peddler's eyes.
                  The High School Boys' Training Hike
                  11
                  The absence of even the most transient peddler was disturbing to him.
                  The First King of Shannara
                  12
                  The peddler, noisy and greasy as usual, greeted her with friendly sympathy.
                  Mother
                  13
                  I imagine that these Fenton people know all about our peddler friend.
                  The High School Boys' Training Hike
                  14
                  A peddler of umbrellas passed, and Selwyn purchased one for a dollar.
                  The Parts Men Play
                  15
                  The peddler, or tinker, or something or other who disappeared years ago.
                  Aunt Jane's Nieces
                  16
                  The peddler added a small piece of ginger without charging for it.
                  Death of a Red Heroine