peddler

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˈpɛdlɚ/ UK /ˈpɛdlə/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

1

noun
a person who travels about selling small goods

A peddler hawked trinkets from a battered cart.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a person who travels about... hawker vendor huckster salesman pedlar seller tinker

Word family

Related forms peddle pedlar

Etymology

From Middle English pedlere, peddere ('one who sells from a basket'), of uncertain origin, perhaps from ped ('a pannier, basket') of obscure derivation.

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People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

# peddler

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈpɛdlɚ
**IPA (UK):** ˈpɛdlə

## Meanings
1. a person who travels about selling small goods

## Examples
- A peddler hawked trinkets from a battered cart.

## Synonyms
- hawker
- vendor
- huckster
- salesman
- pedlar
- seller
- tinker

## Related Forms
- peddle
- pedlar

## Etymology
From Middle English pedlere, peddere ('one who sells from a basket'), of uncertain origin, perhaps from ped ('a pannier, basket') of obscure derivation.

## AI Etymology
Peddler comes from Middle English pedlere, peddere ('one who sells from a basket'), of uncertain origin, perhaps from ped ('a pannier, basket') of obscure derivation. As a noun, peddler means a person who travels about selling small goods. The same family is visible in related forms such as peddle and pedlar. The uncertainty belongs to the older derivation, so the explanation should preserve alternatives rather than choosing one unsupported origin.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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