peddler

variants also pedlar

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of peddler Some of the biggest peddlers of drone hokum have been elected officials. Noah Shachtman, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024 The two men’s paths had first crossed in Detroit, where Fard Muhammad was a street peddler of silk goods who also preached a self-help faith. Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 1 Dec. 2024 Tourists were wandering around the stalls along Canal Street, where Chinese peddlers and recent immigrants from Africa were selling the same fake Louis Vuitton and Gucci products. Rong Xiaoqing, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024 But human rights groups believe the real toll to be far greater, with thousands more users and small-time peddlers killed in mysterious circumstances by unknown assailants. Reuters, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for peddler 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peddler
Noun
  • The Iowa State Fair Board met yesterday to consider proposals from vendors who want to take over the Steer N' Stein restaurant location.
    Jason Clayworth, Axios, 19 Feb. 2025
  • There will be children’s activities, educational exhibits, expert horticultural speakers, food vendors and entertainment.
    Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The City Commission unanimously approved an ordinance Tuesday that prohibits all vendors -- including the hot dog hawkers who wear revealing thong bikinis -- from selling along the road.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2025
  • The approximately 10-foot-tall tree was displayed at the bullion hawker’s headquarters in Munich for several days in honor of the company’s 35th anniversary.
    Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Catherine frequently made off with garments that did not belong to her, stealing coats, dresses, and hats from friends and merchants.
    Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2025
  • By July, roughly 20% of Temu’s U.S. sales came from those sellers, not merchants based in China, according to e-commerce market research firm Marketplace Pulse.
    Annie Palmer, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Buyers will also be hoping for good things from Spartacus: House of Ashur, the latest from the long-running Spartacus franchise that has been a big seller internationally.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2025
  • The sellers, listed as RGA Holdings LLC and RADS Land Co. LLC, both have ties to Ames Construction in Burnsville.
    Mars King, Twin Cities, 19 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • President Donald Trump, beginning his voyage last month into his second four-year term in the White House, has assembled fulsome hucksters, chiselers and flimflammers, who want to be in charge of some of the most consequential areas of the U.S. government.
    Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
  • The internet is rife with fitness hucksters and overpriced, overcomplicated training plans, but Patrick seemed different.
    Wes Judd, Outside Online, 6 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Nadig made the point that technology has become the great equalizer in the markets: everyone has it, meaning getting an edge on other traders who often have the same or similar technology, is difficult.
    Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2025
  • The company also recorded a 1,000% increase in new traders on its services during the week of the Super Bowl compared with the previous week.
    Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 13 Feb. 2025

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“Peddler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peddler. Accessed 25 Feb. 2025.

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