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Pedlar

name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    An unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States.
Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of peddler. British, alt-of, alternative

    "After a time she touched the bell, with great caution; the cook appeared, to whom she gave a slip of paper, on which the woman vanished, leaving the little pedlar of small wares standing on the steps, where she had already placed her basket,..."

  2. 2
    someone who travels about selling their wares (as on the streets or at carnivals) wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English pedlare, variant of Middle English pedare. More at peddler.

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