pedlar C2 Topic:Work & Careers Freq #78281 Meanings 1 noun someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals) The pedlar carried ribbons and needles from village to village. 2 noun Alternative spelling of peddler. After a time she touched the bell, with great caution; the cook appeared, to whom she gave a slip of paper, on which the woman vanished, leaving the little pedlar of small wares standing on the steps, where she had already placed her basket,... Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · someone who travels about... hawker Word family Forms pedlars Etymology From Middle English pedlare, variant of Middle English pedare. More at peddler. Topics Work & Careers External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # pedlar **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **Frequency rank:** 78281 ## Meanings 1. someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals) 2. Alternative spelling of peddler. ## Examples - The pedlar carried ribbons and needles from village to village. - After a time she touched the bell, with great caution; the cook appeared, to whom she gave a slip of paper, on which the woman vanished, leaving the little pedlar of small wares standing on the steps, where she had already placed her basket,... ## Synonyms - hawker ## Etymology From Middle English pedlare, variant of Middle English pedare. More at peddler. ## Topics - Work & Careers markdown