hawker

See also: Hawker

English

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈhɔːkə/
  • Rhymes: -ɔːkə(ɹ)

Etymology 1

Probably from Middle Low German hoker.

Noun

hawker (plural hawkers)

  1. A peddler, huckster, who travels about to sell easily transportable goods.
  2. Any dragonfly of the family Aeshnidae; a darner.
Derived terms
Derived terms
Translations
peddler — see peddler

Further reading

Etymology 2

hawk +‎ -er.

Noun

hawker (plural hawkers)

  1. Someone who breeds and trains hawks and other falcons; a falconer.
Translations
falconer — see falconer

References
  • Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967
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