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pedlar
or ped·ler
[ ped-ler ]
pedlar
noun
- a person who peddles; hawker
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pedlar1
C14: changed from peder, from ped, pedde basket, of obscure origin
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Example Sentences
It was crowned by a wide-brimmed bowler hat which the man wore pressed down upon his ears like a Jew pedlar.
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I go to leave an empty basket at the door, and the lantern that the Shopkeeper set in the hand of the pedlar.
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"So that is Hulda," said the pedlar to himself, as he went down the steep path into the middle of the world.
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The pedlar turned his terrified, cowardly eyes upon Hulda, and sank lower and lower.
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The pedlar no sooner heard Hulda boldly demand her rights than he fell on his knees and began to cry for mercy.
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