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tranter¹

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From trant + -er.

noun tranters · traunter

  1. UK, dialectal, obsolete a peddler. Through the open doorway of a small inner room on the left hand, of a character between pantry and cellar, was Dick Dewy’s father, Reuben, by vocation a ‘tranter’, or irregular carrier.

Tranter²

Where it comes from

From tranter, an occupational surname for a peddler.

proper noun Tranters

  1. A surname originating as an occupation.

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"tranter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tranter. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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tranter. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tranter

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"tranter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tranter.

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@misc{tranter_2026,
  title = {tranter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tranter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}