Meaning & use
peddler
A person who travels around selling small goods, often door to door or from a cart.
See it in a sentence
A peddler passed through the village once a month, selling pots and ribbons.
The peddler set up his stall near the market square every Saturday morning.
A note on using this word
Peddler often suggests small-scale, informal, or traveling sales, distinct from a shopkeeper with a fixed store.
Words with a similar meaning
hawkervendor
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