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Synonyms of peddler

6 similar words

Another word for peddler is hawker. Other synonyms of peddler are huckster and colporteur.

Synonyms and similar words for peddler

nounAn itinerant seller of small goods.

  • hawkerA peddler, a huckster, a person who sells easily transportable goods.
  • hucksterA peddler or hawker, who sells small items, either door-to-door, from a stall, or in the street.
  • monger
  • colporteurA peddler of publications, especially of religious books.
  • solicitor
  • chapman obsoleteA dealer or merchant, especially an itinerant one.

Meaning of peddler

  1. noun An itinerant seller of small goods.
  2. noun A drug dealer.
  3. noun A fake-news disseminator; A conspiracy-theory propagator.

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Questions about synonyms of peddler

What is another word for peddler?
Peddler has 6 synonyms on Word.ws, such as hawker, huckster and colporteur.
What does peddler mean?
Peddler means an itinerant seller of small goods.

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