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
Recent Examples on the Web
Many times, the intention of the peddlers of distrust and misinformation do not reveal their goals.
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Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024
As two catastrophic storms upended American cities, a patchwork network of influencers and fake-news peddlers have done their best to sow distrust, stoke resentment, and interfere with relief efforts.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2024
The attacks were a gift to peddlers of xenophobia, white supremacism, and Christian nationalism: as dark-skinned Muslim foreigners bent on murdering Americans, al Qaeda terrorists and their ilk seemed to have stepped out of a far-right fever dream.
—Cynthia Miller-Idriss, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2021
Russian disinformation peddlers are producing videos targeting the Harris-Walz campaign with false and disparaging claims, Microsoft said Tuesday.
—Kevin Collier, NBC News, 17 Sep. 2024
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Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024
As two catastrophic storms upended American cities, a patchwork network of influencers and fake-news peddlers have done their best to sow distrust, stoke resentment, and interfere with relief efforts.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2024
The attacks were a gift to peddlers of xenophobia, white supremacism, and Christian nationalism: as dark-skinned Muslim foreigners bent on murdering Americans, al Qaeda terrorists and their ilk seemed to have stepped out of a far-right fever dream.
—Cynthia Miller-Idriss, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2021
Russian disinformation peddlers are producing videos targeting the Harris-Walz campaign with false and disparaging claims, Microsoft said Tuesday.
—Kevin Collier, NBC News, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Peddler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peddler. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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