hawker

as in vendor
one who sells things outdoors street corner hawkers selling everything from fake designer purses to original works of art

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Recent Examples of hawker In the early days, Penang was probably more famous for the sun, the beach, and our hawker food. Charlie Campbell, TIME, 21 July 2024 The merchandise hawkers who attend these events had plenty of garb acknowledging the shooting too. Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 21 July 2024 In Tuesday’s press conference at City Hall, Adams said the process of padlocking the hundreds of unlicensed marijuana hawkers operating in the city is going to prove a complicated endeavor, even with the new enforcement powers from Albany. Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2024 Impoverished and displaced, hawkers shout out their wares for sale: pots, pans, utensils, clothes, and old shoes salvaged from the rubble of Rafah and Khan Yunis. Ghada Abdulfattah, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for hawker 
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Noun
  • Two children wearing masks and a food vendor are the only Black people in the video, even though Black people make up 70% of the town’s population.
    Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Always prioritize vendors with ethical and well-disclosed AI policies.
    Greg Brunk, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • In 2024, the RAV4 is still a hot seller, but it’s never seen a form like this one.
    Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
  • The Light Salon’s Boost LED Mask is a best seller for its ability to plump, brighten, smooth, lift, soften, and reduce the depth of fine lines.
    Annie Blackman, Allure, 5 Nov. 2024
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
Noun
  • The city and Village merchants cannot thank them enough.
    Yan Zhao, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • There are large-scale merchants doing a lot of business there, so our platform is attuned for their needs.
    Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
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

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“Hawker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hawker. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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