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
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.
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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
They were both placed on a 10-day remand for interrogation over the death of 24-year-old hawker Md.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Inside the two-story complex, hawkers sell everything from glamour to junk.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 25 July 2024
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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
They were both placed on a 10-day remand for interrogation over the death of 24-year-old hawker Md.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Inside the two-story complex, hawkers sell everything from glamour to junk.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 25 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hawker
Noun
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This annual event features vendors, seminars, food, casting competitions, auction, free fly-tying instruction, beard competition, calling contest, games for kids and more.—
Kay Johnson,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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There's another market at Benchtop Brewing with local vendors, books and brews.—
Sabrina Moreno,
Axios,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The sellers, listed as RGA Holdings LLC and RADS Land Co. LLC, both have ties to Ames Construction in Burnsville.—
Mars King,
Twin Cities,
19 Feb. 2025
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Buyers will also be hoping for good things from Spartacus: House of Ashur, the latest from the long-running Spartacus franchise that has been a big seller internationally.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Adams plays a purse peddler who sets up shop for one day at Dunder Mifflin, which would seem like a spotty business investment were Michael and Dwight not so thirsty for her attention.—
Matthew Jacobs,
Vulture,
6 Dec. 2024
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No sooner had that story started to recede from the front pages did deepfakes grip the collective consciousness once again—this time for propagandists, social media influencers and other peddlers of disinformation using it for their own personal and political gain.—
Eyal Benishti,
Forbes,
5 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Catherine frequently made off with garments that did not belong to her, stealing coats, dresses, and hats from friends and merchants.—
Mara Bovsun,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2025
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By July, roughly 20% of Temu’s U.S. sales came from those sellers, not merchants based in China, according to e-commerce market research firm Marketplace Pulse.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
6 Feb. 2025
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President Donald Trump, beginning his voyage last month into his second four-year term in the White House, has assembled fulsome hucksters, chiselers and flimflammers, who want to be in charge of some of the most consequential areas of the U.S. government.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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The internet is rife with fitness hucksters and overpriced, overcomplicated training plans, but Patrick seemed different.—
Wes Judd,
Outside Online,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Hawker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hawker. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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