as in vendor
one who sells things outdoors
street corner hawkers selling everything from fake designer purses to original works of art
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Recent Examples of hawker
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.
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Ram Anand, Fortune Asia, 9 Sep. 2024
After graduating from secondary school, Mackenzie worked as a street hawker in Mombasa, then drove a taxi in Malindi.
—Alexis Okeowo, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
They were both placed on a 10-day remand for interrogation over the death of 24-year-old hawker Md.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Inside the two-story complex, hawkers sell everything from glamour to junk.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 25 July 2024
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Ram Anand, Fortune Asia, 9 Sep. 2024
After graduating from secondary school, Mackenzie worked as a street hawker in Mombasa, then drove a taxi in Malindi.
—Alexis Okeowo, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
They were both placed on a 10-day remand for interrogation over the death of 24-year-old hawker Md.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Inside the two-story complex, hawkers sell everything from glamour to junk.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 25 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hawker
Noun
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The Iowa State Fair Board met yesterday to consider proposals from vendors who want to take over the Steer N' Stein restaurant location.—
Jason Clayworth,
Axios,
19 Feb. 2025
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There will also be vendors selling food and live music throughout the day.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The sellers, listed as RGA Holdings LLC and RADS Land Co. LLC, both have ties to Ames Construction in Burnsville.—
Mars King,
Twin Cities,
19 Feb. 2025
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Buyers will also be hoping for good things from Spartacus: House of Ashur, the latest from the long-running Spartacus franchise that has been a big seller internationally.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
19 Feb. 2025
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On the other hand, South Congress Books recently closed shop and, in this age of Amazon, book peddlers are constantly trying to figure out how to draw in buyers.—
Asher Price,
Axios,
15 Jan. 2025
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Adams plays a purse peddler who sets up shop for one day at Dunder Mifflin, which would seem like a spotty business investment were Michael and Dwight not so thirsty for her attention.—
Matthew Jacobs,
Vulture,
6 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Amazon already gives its merchants the ability to have AI dynamically set prices, so adding agentic functions for even more powerful automation is a no-brainer.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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In the meantime, local merchants have found several creative ways of bringing visitors to the street, including a skating rink during the holidays.—
Gary Warth,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Feb. 2025
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And at every turn, there were hecklers on social media calling him an idiot, a fraud, and a huckster, and claiming that his companies were about to collapse and die.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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President Donald Trump, beginning his voyage last month into his second four-year term in the White House, has assembled fulsome hucksters, chiselers and flimflammers, who want to be in charge of some of the most consequential areas of the U.S. government.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Hawker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hawker. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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