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- [ped-ler]
- /ˈpɛd lər/
- /ˈped.lər/
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- [ped-ler]
- /ˈpɛd lər/
Definitions of peddler word
- noun peddler a person who sells from door to door or in the street. 1
- noun peddler a person who tries to promote some cause, candidate, viewpoint, etc. 1
- noun peddler travelling salesperson 1
- noun peddler person who spreads: lies, gossip, etc. 1
- countable noun peddler A peddler is someone who goes from place to place in order to sell something. 0
- countable noun peddler A drug peddler is a person who sells illegal drugs. 0
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Origin of peddler
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English pedlere, unexplained variant of peder, derivative of ped(de) basket
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Parts of speech for Peddler
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
peddler popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for peddler
noun peddler
- auctioneer — An auctioneer is a person in charge of an auction.
- bagman — a travelling salesman
- barnstormer — to conduct a campaign or speaking tour in rural areas by making brief stops in many small towns.
- candy man — (Slang) (chiefly US, euphemistic) A drug dealer.
- colporteur — a hawker of books, esp bibles
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