chapman

noun

Definition of chapmannext
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as in pedlar

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  1. peddler
  2. hawker
  3. huckster
Noun
  • 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
Definition of peddler
Noun
  • The approximately 10-foot-tall tree was displayed at the bullion hawker’s headquarters in Munich for several days in honor of the company’s 35th anniversary.
    Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • And bring cash: while most of Singapore is now cashless, many hawker stalls accept digital payments only via a system that requires a local bank account.
    Audrey Phoon, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of hawker
Noun
  • The Great Buck Howard (2008) In this mostly dull bauble about a kid (Colin Hanks) who works for a possibly fraudulent huckster magician (John Malkovich), Hanks shows up briefly as a skeptical dad.
    Tim Grierson, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Only a huckster and scam artist like Trump could persuade people to vote against their own interests.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2024
Definition of huckster
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