variants
also pedlar
as in vendor
one who sells things outdoors
the peddler on the street corner selling baseball caps
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Recent Examples of peddler
Unregistered hawker and peddler, ordinance violation.
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Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
Indeed, the beauty of New Orleans proper was found in its colorful variety of humans—the loons and cons, the beggars and peddlers.
—Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Aware of this injustice, companies are hiring lawyers and influence peddlers to bolster their MAGA credentials and pervert traditional law enforcement.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
The cannabis peddlers promise to shake up your world, break down barriers and put a big smile on your face.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peddler
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The consultant should be independent and free of financial ties to vendors or campus security providers to ensure unbiased findings.—
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To review or object to instances where our partners assert a legitimate interest in utilizing your data, please visit our vendors page.—
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Skechers Summits Dazzling Haze Slip-In Sneakers Ranked as the top seller in fashion sneakers, these Skechers feature a convenient slip-on design with the brand’s signature Heel Pillow technology to provide a secure fit.—
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Real estate agents across the country are closely watching inflation, interest rates, and housing availability to get a handle on what to tell prospective buyers and sellers.—
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What started as labor strikes and merchant protests over currency collapse and inflation has expanded into widespread street demonstrations and student protests.—
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Unrest at the Tehran bazaar is particularly unsettling for officials because the shuttering of shops at the ancient marketplace and protests from the merchant class were key elements that led to the overthrow of the monarchy in 1979.—
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Del Toro was such an amiable huckster.—
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Yet many mysteries remain, and plenty of myths and pseudoscientific claims surrounding the brain are still out there — many based on either misunderstandings of the empirical data or the misleading promises of hucksters.—
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Tourists seeking to visit the Statue of Liberty were defrauded daily by unscrupulous ticket-hawkers pitching water tours departing miles away that charge high prices and can’t land on Liberty Island.—
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For a more low-key flavor, Chua recommended heading to a hawker center.—
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A day after booking Soto and Baz, investigators arrested Gutierrez, who allegedly led the distribution of the cocaine to dealers and users, at his Oxnard home.—
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Peruse vintage treasures from dozens of dealers at Middleburg Antique Gallery.—
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“Peddler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peddler. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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