stallholder
noun
stall·hold·er
ˈstȯl-ˌhōl-dər 
chiefly British
: one who manages a stall at which articles are sold
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Like a beacon in his chef’s whites, Ruiz led us through the market’s endless alleys, stopping every now and then to make small talk with a stallholder or to take a selfie with a fan.
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Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2024
The government lobbied to get hawker centers Unesco World Heritage status as cultural icons in 2020 and supported the stallholders that ran them during the pandemic.
—Michelle Jamrisko, Bloomberg.com, 19 May 2023
One of the stallholders at the Toy Show is a 72-year-old woman who used to buy and sell dolls.
—Tom Rowley, 1843, 6 Mar. 2020
This will include a trip to Suva Market, to meet female stallholders who work alongside the project.
—Lucy Wood, Marie Claire, 5 Oct. 2018
This otherwise unassuming East End street is transformed into a swathe of magnificent plant life, the air fragrant with blooms and the shouts of historic London's famous Cockney – that's English rhyming slang – stallholders.
—Ramsay Short, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Mar. 2018
Back in the pilgrimage town, Teresa wanders the busy marketplace and gets talked into trying on a dress by a jovially persuasive stallholder who introduces himself as El Gringo (Rissi).
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 May 2017
In the nearby market, some stallholders count Mr. Rosindell as part of that elite.
—Katrin Bennhold, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2017
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Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2024
The government lobbied to get hawker centers Unesco World Heritage status as cultural icons in 2020 and supported the stallholders that ran them during the pandemic.
—Michelle Jamrisko, Bloomberg.com, 19 May 2023
One of the stallholders at the Toy Show is a 72-year-old woman who used to buy and sell dolls.
—Tom Rowley, 1843, 6 Mar. 2020
This will include a trip to Suva Market, to meet female stallholders who work alongside the project.
—Lucy Wood, Marie Claire, 5 Oct. 2018
This otherwise unassuming East End street is transformed into a swathe of magnificent plant life, the air fragrant with blooms and the shouts of historic London's famous Cockney – that's English rhyming slang – stallholders.
—Ramsay Short, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Mar. 2018
Back in the pilgrimage town, Teresa wanders the busy marketplace and gets talked into trying on a dress by a jovially persuasive stallholder who introduces himself as El Gringo (Rissi).
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 May 2017
In the nearby market, some stallholders count Mr. Rosindell as part of that elite.
—Katrin Bennhold, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2017
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“Stallholder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stallholder. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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