variants
or less commonly pedlar
plural peddlers also pedlars
: someone who peddles: such as
a
: someone who offers merchandise (such as fresh produce) for sale along the street or from door to door
b
: someone who deals in or promotes something intangible (such as a personal asset or an idea)
influence peddlers
commonly confused with pedaler
Examples of peddler in a Sentence
the peddler on the street corner selling baseball caps
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Adams plays a purse peddler who sets up shop for one day at Dunder Mifflin, which would seem like a spotty business investment were Michael and Dwight not so thirsty for her attention.
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Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
No sooner had that story started to recede from the front pages did deepfakes grip the collective consciousness once again—this time for propagandists, social media influencers and other peddlers of disinformation using it for their own personal and political gain.
—Eyal Benishti, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Those who benefit will be the peddlers of lies and provable garbage, on everything from the efficacy of vaccines to the reality of climate change to the basic fact of who won the 2020 election.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2025
Some of the biggest peddlers of drone hokum have been elected officials.
—Noah Shachtman, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
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Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
No sooner had that story started to recede from the front pages did deepfakes grip the collective consciousness once again—this time for propagandists, social media influencers and other peddlers of disinformation using it for their own personal and political gain.
—Eyal Benishti, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Those who benefit will be the peddlers of lies and provable garbage, on everything from the efficacy of vaccines to the reality of climate change to the basic fact of who won the 2020 election.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2025
Some of the biggest peddlers of drone hokum have been elected officials.
—Noah Shachtman, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Peddler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peddler. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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