variants
or less commonly pedlar
plural peddlers also pedlars
: someone who peddles: such as
a
: someone who offers merchandise (such as fresh produce) for sale along the street or from door to door
b
: someone who deals in or promotes something intangible (such as a personal asset or an idea)
influence peddlers
commonly confused with pedaler
Examples of peddler in a Sentence
the peddler on the street corner selling baseball caps
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Where are the violent groups of the 2020 election?
Threats of political violence, intimidation and insurrection have surged across the online extremist ecosystem in recent weeks, driven by a network of conspiracy theorists, disinformation peddlers and propagandists.
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Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
Roosevelt, who would later become one of the most famous American presidents in history, not to mention one of the world’s most celebrated conservationists, pushed his way through the crowd of shoppers, screaming peddlers and vendors.
—Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Oct. 2024
The list of other big winners during the stretch is littered with other major AI players, like Facebook parent Meta (up 370%), silicon chip peddlers Broadcom (335%) and Advanced Micro Devices (200%) and cloud computing giant Oracle (200%).
—Derek Saul, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
At the same time, Russia’s disinformation peddlers have refined their tactics, with social media accounts linked to Russia spreading falsehoods on a number of topics, from the Skripal attack to the Catalan independence movement to the pandemic.
—Alina Polyakova, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2020
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Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
Roosevelt, who would later become one of the most famous American presidents in history, not to mention one of the world’s most celebrated conservationists, pushed his way through the crowd of shoppers, screaming peddlers and vendors.
—Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Oct. 2024
The list of other big winners during the stretch is littered with other major AI players, like Facebook parent Meta (up 370%), silicon chip peddlers Broadcom (335%) and Advanced Micro Devices (200%) and cloud computing giant Oracle (200%).
—Derek Saul, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
At the same time, Russia’s disinformation peddlers have refined their tactics, with social media accounts linked to Russia spreading falsehoods on a number of topics, from the Skripal attack to the Catalan independence movement to the pandemic.
—Alina Polyakova, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2020
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“Peddler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peddler. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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