chapman

noun

Definition of chapmannext
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as in pedlar

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  1. peddler
  2. hawker
  3. huckster
Noun
  • Many times, the intention of the peddlers of distrust and misinformation do not reveal their goals.
    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
Definition of peddler
Noun
  • His father, a construction worker, and his mother, a hawker, had 11 children and could only afford to send Lee to school for six years.
    Ram Anand, Fortune Asia, 9 Sep. 2024
  • After graduating from secondary school, Mackenzie worked as a street hawker in Mombasa, then drove a taxi in Malindi.
    Alexis Okeowo, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
Definition of hawker
Noun
  • So for the last few years, the vote-fraud hucksters have focused on a different lie: That undocumented immigrants (brought into the country by Democrats) are voting illegally.
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Cusack is at her huckster best as the film's antagonist, but Addams Family Values is a star vehicle for Lloyd, who is the quintessential Uncle Fester in the eyes of most present fans.
    Lee Escobedo, EW.com, 7 Oct. 2024
Definition of huckster
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