Meaning & use

peddler

noun·Academic

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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