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ped|dler — «PEHD luhr», noun. a person who travels about selling things that he carries in a pack or in a truck, wagon, or cart. SYNONYM(S): hawker, huckster. Also, pedlar, pedler. ╂[perhaps variant of Middle English pedder, apparently < ped basket,… … Useful english dictionary
ped·dler — /ˈpɛdlɚ/ noun, pl dlers [count] 1 US : someone who sells things in small amounts often by traveling to different places : a person who peddles something a poor street peddler [=(Brit) pedlar] a fruit peddler 2 … Useful english dictionary
dler — boo·dler; bud·dler; bun·dler; can·dler; chan·dler; chan·dler·ess; chan·dler·ing; cra·dler; daw·dler; did·dler; doo·dler; fid·dler; fon·dler; fud·dler; gir·dler; han·dler; hed·dler; hud·dler; hur·dler; kin·dler; la·dler; med·dler; mid·dler;… … English syllables
peddler — ped·dler … English syllables
peddler — ped|dler [ˈpedlə US ər] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: pedder peddler (13 19 centuries), from ped basket (13 19 centuries)] 1.) the American spelling of ↑pedlar 2.) old fashioned someone who sells illegal drugs →↑pusher, dealer ↑dealer … Dictionary of contemporary English
peddler — ped•dler [[t]ˈpɛd lər[/t]] n. 1) a person who sells from door to door or in the street 2) a person who tries to promote some cause, candidate, viewpoint, etc Sometimes, pedlar pedler Etymology: 1350–1400; ME pedlere, unexplained alter. of peder,… … From formal English to slang
peddler — ped|dler [ pedlər ] noun count 1. ) someone who sells something outside or by going from place to place to find customers: a fruit peddler 2. ) MAINLY JOURNALISM someone who sells something illegal or harmful, especially drugs … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Peddler — Ped dler, n. [OE. pedlere, pedlare, also peddare, peoddare, fr. OE. ped a basket, of unknown origin.] One who peddles; a traveling trader; one who travels about, retailing small wares; a hawker. [Written also {pedlar} and {pedler}.] Some vagabond … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pedlar — Peddler Ped dler, n. [OE. pedlere, pedlare, also peddare, peoddare, fr. OE. ped a basket, of unknown origin.] One who peddles; a traveling trader; one who travels about, retailing small wares; a hawker. [Written also {pedlar} and {pedler}.] Some… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pedler — Peddler Ped dler, n. [OE. pedlere, pedlare, also peddare, peoddare, fr. OE. ped a basket, of unknown origin.] One who peddles; a traveling trader; one who travels about, retailing small wares; a hawker. [Written also {pedlar} and {pedler}.] Some… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
