chapman

noun

Definition of chapmannext
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as in pedlar

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  1. peddler
  2. hawker
  3. huckster
Noun
  • The two men’s paths had first crossed in Detroit, where Fard Muhammad was a street peddler of silk goods who also preached a self-help faith.
    Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 1 Dec. 2024
  • Tourists were wandering around the stalls along Canal Street, where Chinese peddlers and recent immigrants from Africa were selling the same fake Louis Vuitton and Gucci products.
    Rong Xiaoqing, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Definition of peddler
Noun
  • No hawkers, no vendors, only two people stretching a Jesus banner halfway across the roadway.
    Dana O'Neil, The Athletic, 26 July 2024
  • His father, a construction worker, and his mother, a hawker, had 11 children and could only afford to send Lee to school for six years.
    Ram Anand, Fortune Asia, 9 Sep. 2024
Definition of hawker
Noun
  • The Great Buck Howard (2008) In this mostly dull bauble about a kid (Colin Hanks) who works for a possibly fraudulent huckster magician (John Malkovich), Hanks shows up briefly as a skeptical dad.
    Tim Grierson, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Only a huckster and scam artist like Trump could persuade people to vote against their own interests.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2024
Definition of huckster
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