English Explanatory Dictionary

peddler

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An itinerant seller of small goods.
  2. A drug dealer.
  3. A fake-news disseminator; A conspiracy-theory propagator.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɛdlə/ /ˈpɛdlɚ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-peddler.wav

Word forms

peddler peddlers pedlar pedler

Etymology

From Middle English pedlere, pedlare, pedeler, alteration of Middle English peddere (“hawker, peddler”), of uncertain origin. Compare Medieval Latin pedārius, from Latin pedāre (“to furnish with feet; prop up”).

Synonyms

hawker chapman huckster monger colporteur solicitor

Derived words

essence peddler peddle peddleress peddlery
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