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handseller

handseller noun: a cheapjack, or itinerant seller.

Noun

handseller (plural handsellers)

  1. (archaic) A cheapjack, or itinerant seller.
    • And I have no hesitation in saying, “we three”—viz., Aaron Jessell, William Green, and Friday, were a match for any six handsellers then on the road, masters or men.1876, William Green, Charles Hindley, The Life and Adventures of a Cheap Jack, page 109

Forms of handseller

pluralhandsellers

Origin of handseller

From hand + seller.

Questions about handseller

What does handseller mean?
Handseller means a cheapjack, or itinerant seller.
What part of speech is handseller?
Handseller is a noun.
What is the plural of handseller?
The plural of handseller is handsellers.

Words near handseller in the dictionary

  1. Handsel Monday
  2. handseled
  3. handseling
  4. handsell
  5. handselled
  6. handseller
  7. handsellers
  8. handselling
  9. handsells
  10. handsels
  11. handservant

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