peddler
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peddler
- /ˈpɛdlə/ UK
- /ˈpɛdlɚ/ US
Where it comes from
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”).
noun peddlers · pedlar · pedler
Translations
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noun itinerant seller of small goods
| Español | buhonero, vendedor ambulante, mantero, topmantero, pregonero |
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| 日本語 | 鬻人 hisakihito, 鬻人 hisagibito, 鬻女 hisakime, 鬻女 hisagime |
| 中文 | 小販 /小贩 xiǎofàn |
| Português | camelô, ambulante, vendedor ambulante, mascate, vendilhão, prestamista |
| Français | colporteur, marchand ambulant |
| Deutsch | Hausierer, Krämer, Höker |
| Italiano | padellaio, vucumprà |
| Ελληνικά | γυρολόγος gyrológos |
| Română | negustor ambulant, telal, marchitan, tolbaș, coropcar |
| Русский | коробе́йник korobéjnik, разно́счик raznósčik, офе́ня ofénja, лото́чник lotóčnik |
| العربية | جَوَّال jawwāl, بَائِع مُتَجَوِّل bāʔiʕ mutajawwil |
Talk about this word "peddler." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/peddler. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. peddler. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/peddler "peddler." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/peddler.Cite this
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title = {peddler},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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