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also pedlar
as in vendor
one who sells things outdoors
the peddler on the street corner selling baseball caps
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Recent Examples of peddler
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.
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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
But human rights groups believe the real toll to be far greater, with thousands more users and small-time peddlers killed in mysterious circumstances by unknown assailants.
—Reuters, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
The 9/11 attacks were a gift to peddlers of xenophobia, white supremacism, and Christian nationalism.
—Cynthia Miller-Idriss, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2021
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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
But human rights groups believe the real toll to be far greater, with thousands more users and small-time peddlers killed in mysterious circumstances by unknown assailants.
—Reuters, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
The 9/11 attacks were a gift to peddlers of xenophobia, white supremacism, and Christian nationalism.
—Cynthia Miller-Idriss, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peddler
Noun
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This annual event features vendors, seminars, food, casting competitions, auction, free fly-tying instruction, beard competition, calling contest, games for kids and more.—
Kay Johnson,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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There's another market at Benchtop Brewing with local vendors, books and brews.—
Sabrina Moreno,
Axios,
6 Feb. 2025
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The City Commission unanimously approved an ordinance Tuesday that prohibits all vendors -- including the hot dog hawkers who wear revealing thong bikinis -- from selling along the road.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
4 Feb. 2025
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The approximately 10-foot-tall tree was displayed at the bullion hawker’s headquarters in Munich for several days in honor of the company’s 35th anniversary.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes,
16 Dec. 2024
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Catherine frequently made off with garments that did not belong to her, stealing coats, dresses, and hats from friends and merchants.—
Mara Bovsun,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2025
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By July, roughly 20% of Temu’s U.S. sales came from those sellers, not merchants based in China, according to e-commerce market research firm Marketplace Pulse.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
6 Feb. 2025
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The affordable ones, relative to floor seating, were generally scattered along the terrace, with prices ranging from that $2,920 low to nearly $5,000 depending on the seller and their location.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2025
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Activity typically rises between December and January as buyers and sellers alike, free of holiday obligations, shift into a dealmaking mindset.—
Aldo Svaldi,
The Denver Post,
5 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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The internet is rife with fitness hucksters and overpriced, overcomplicated training plans, but Patrick seemed different.—
Wes Judd,
Outside Online,
6 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Nadig made the point that technology has become the great equalizer in the markets: everyone has it, meaning getting an edge on other traders who often have the same or similar technology, is difficult.—
Jason Gewirtz,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2025
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The company also recorded a 1,000% increase in new traders on its services during the week of the Super Bowl compared with the previous week.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Peddler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peddler. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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