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peddler

[ped-ler] / ˈpɛd lər /
NOUN
hawker
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“He is an American manifestation, the peddler at our door,” he says.

From Slate Feb. 25, 2026

So when a peddler arrives with a rare item and information, the overseer’s interest is piqued.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 13, 2026

He grew up believing his father was a poor street peddler.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 15, 2025

Moreover, skeptics of Scobie's work have accused him of being a peddler for the former Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

From Salon Nov. 27, 2023

The fella was the smartest peddler in town, in my opinion.

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm

Families popped it over wood stoves; peddlers sold it in paper cones at circuses, carnivals and busy promenades.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 13, 2026

These are all committed peddlers of nonsense, but none has committed quite so fully, with so little regard for his or her personal reputation, as Lindell.

From Slate Dec. 11, 2025

Each new conflict, or election season, provides new opportunities for disinformation peddlers to demonstrate the latest AI advances.

From Seattle Times Nov. 28, 2023

Triggered intentionally by distraction-app peddlers, the physical distress arrives via non-physical triggers on your screen.

From Salon Jun. 18, 2023

Ash's thirteenth birthday was shortly after the Spring Festival, when flower peddlers flooded the market square with buckets of daffodils and crocuses.

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo




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