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pedlar

or ped·ler

[ ped-ler ]

noun

, Chiefly British.
  1. variants of peddler.


pedlar

noun

  1. a person who peddles; hawker
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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

In the margin, Milton dismisses this anecdote as inappropriate and told in the style of a pedlar hawking wares on the streets.

Mr Hansrani eventually gained a certificate to work as a pedlar.

From BBC

Meet Ralph Russell, who says he has visited every pub in the city of Birmingham in his 66 years as a pedlar - selling things like socks, toys and tea towels.

From BBC

Hence the pedlars of mindfulness step in to save the day.

With the candidacy and then election of a conspiracy pedlar, conspiratorial thinking leaked from its traditional confines to spread in new, more visible ways across the country.

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