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Webster 1913 Edition

Peddler

Ped′dler

,

Noun.

[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 huckster or peddler.”

Hakluyt.

Definition 2025

peddler

peddler

See also: Peddler

English

Alternative forms

pedlar (UK)

Noun

peddler ‎(plural peddlers)

An itinerant seller of small goods; a hawker.
A dealer in illegal drugs.

Translations

itinerant seller of small goods

Armenian: չարչի (hy) ‎(čʿarčʿi)
Bulgarian: амбулантен търговец m ‎(ambulanten tǎrgovec)
Dutch: marskramer m, venter (nl) m
Esperanto: kolportisto
Finnish: kulkukauppias, kaupustelija (fi)
French: colporteur (fr) m, marchand ambulant m
German: Hausierer (de) m
Greek: γυρολόγος (el) m ‎(gyrológos)
Hungarian: házaló (hu)
Irish: peidléir m, hácaeir m, joltaeir m, mangaire m, fear cairte m

Ngazidja Comorian: mcuuzi class 1/2
Norman: chinneux m, colporteux m, hotteux m
Portuguese: camelô (pt) m f, ambulante (pt) m f, vendedor ambulante m, mascate (pt) m, vendilhão m
Russian: коробе́йник (ru) m ‎(korobéjnik)
Scottish Gaelic: ceannaiche-siubhail m
Spanish: buhonero (es) m, vendedor ambulante (es) m
Swedish: krämare (sv) c, nasare (sv) c, hälare (sv) c (stolen goods), säljare (sv) c, månglare (sv) c, handlande (sv) c, handelsresande c, knalle (sv) c
Welsh: pedler m, pacmon m
Yiddish: פּעדלער m ‎(pedler)

dealer

Finnish: huumekauppias
German: Hausierer (de) m, Krämer (de) m

Italian: spacciatore (it)
Swedish: säljare (sv) c, försäljare (sv) c, handlare (sv) c