What is another word for peddlers?

Pronunciation: [pˈɛdləz] (IPA)

Peddlers are individuals who sell goods or wares in the streets or door-to-door. They are also known as hawkers, merchants, traders, vendors, or salespeople. These synonyms emphasize the act of selling or retailing and usually indicate a street-level or informal way of doing business. A peddler could sell anything from food, clothing, and household items to services like shoe shining or fortune telling. In some cultures, peddlers exist as a traditional part of street life and are valued for bringing unique products directly to consumers. However, in other places, peddlers may be seen as annoying or intrusive and in some cases, illegal.

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What are the hypernyms for Peddlers?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Peddlers

There is a vast traffic in this kind of thing; it is sold by pack-peddlers all over the country, and it is sold in little shops in the neighborhood of public schools.
"The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society"
Upton Sinclair
I gin Sam one look an' he stopped, an' I says to Miss Nannie, 'Run, honey,' I says, 'an' open de do' for ole Sam; I spec',' I says, 'it's one o' dem peddlers.
"The Other Fellow"
F. Hopkinson Smith
The Portuguese were the peddlers, shopkeepers, and money-lenders for the community, as well as the officials of the government.
"The South American Republics Part I of II"
Thomas C. Dawson

Famous quotes with Peddlers

  • I have learned a great deal from Marxism as I do not hesitate to admit… The difference between them and myself is that I have really put into practice what these peddlers and pen pushers have timidly begun. The whole of National Socialism is based on it… National Socialism is what Marxism might have been if it could have broken its absurd and artificial ties with a democratic order.
    Hermann Rauschning
  • Here and there, among a thousand other peddlers, are slyly hissing dealers who urge you to come along with them to allegedly "very beautiful" girls, and not only to girls. They keep at it, walk alongside, praising their wares until you answer roughly. They don't know that you have resolved to eat nothing but rice just to escape from sexuality!
    Thomas Mann

Related words: peddlers glass, peddlers furniture, peddler's blanket, peddler's market, peddlers museum, peddler's wagon, children's peddlers, peddler's license

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