Hypertext Webster Gateway: "peddler"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Peddler \Ped"dler\, n. [OE. pedlere, pedlare, also peddare,
peoddare, fr. OE. ped a basket, of unknown origin.]
One who peddles; a traveling trader; one who travels about,
retailing small wares; a hawker. [Written also {pedlar} and
{pedler}.] ``Some vagabond huckster or peddler.'' --Hakluyt.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
peddler
n 1: someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the
streets or at carnivals) [syn: {pedlar}, {packman}, {hawker},
{pitchman}]
2: an unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs [syn: {pusher}, {drug
peddler}, {drug dealer}, {drug trafficker}]
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