pedlar

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)

Etymology

From Middle English pedlare, variant of Middle English pedare. More at peddler.

In classic literature

Synonyms

peddler, packman, hawker, pitchman

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