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 peddler peddler /ˈpɛdlɝ/

noun

  1. () [ N. American] Someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)  ( packman [Archaic] , pedlar [Canadian, British] , pitchman [ N. American] , hawker , peddler [ N. American] )
    someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)
      The peddler traveled from town to town, selling his wares to earn a living.
    The peddler traveled from town to town, selling his wares to earn a living.
  2. [ N. American] An unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs  ( drug dealer , drug peddler , drug trafficker , peddler [ N. American] , pusher [Informal] , narco [Informal, N. American] )
    an unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs