peddler

See also: Peddler

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Etymology

From Middle English pedlere, pedlare, pedeler, alteration of Middle English peddere (“hawker, peddler”), of uncertain origin. Compare Medieval Latin pedārius, from Latin pedāre (“to furnish with feet; prop up”).

Noun

peddler (plural peddlers)

  1. An itinerant seller of small goods; a hawker.
  2. A dealer in illegal drugs.

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