Hypertext Webster Gateway: "hawker"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hawker \Hawk"er\, n.
One who sells wares by crying them in the street; hence, a
peddler or a packman.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hawker \Hawk"er\, v. i.
To sell goods by outcry in the street. [Obs.] --Hudibras.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hawker \Hawk"er\, n. [Cf. AS. hafecere. See 1st {Hawk}.]
A falconer.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
hawker
n 1: someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the
streets or at carnivals) [syn: {peddler}, {pedlar}, {packman},
{pitchman}]
2: a person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the
sport of falconry [syn: {falconer}]
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