peddler
See also: Peddler
English
Alternative forms
- pedlar (UK)
Etymology
From Middle English pedlere, pedlare, pedeler, alteration of Middle English peddere (“hawker, peddler”), of uncertain origin. Compare Medieval Latin pedārius, from Latin pedāre (“to furnish with feet; prop up”).
Noun
peddler (plural peddlers)
Derived terms
- peddle (back-formation)
Translations
itinerant seller of small goods
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dealer
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