Tranter

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    a peddler. UK, dialectal, obsolete

    "Through the open doorway of a small inner room on the left hand, of a character between pantry and cellar, was Dick Dewy’s father, Reuben, by vocation a ‘tranter’, or irregular carrier."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname originating as an occupation.

Example

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"Through the open doorway of a small inner room on the left hand, of a character between pantry and cellar, was Dick Dewy’s father, Reuben, by vocation a ‘tranter’, or irregular carrier."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From trant + -er.

Etymology 2

From tranter, an occupational surname for a peddler.

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