Pedlar
name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 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 someone who travels about selling their wares (as on the streets or at carnivals) wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
- 2 An unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States.
Example
More examples"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,..."
Etymology
From Middle English pedlare, variant of Middle English pedare. More at peddler.
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