hawker
noun/ˈhɔːkə(r)/
/ˈhɔːkər/
- a person who makes money by selling goods, going from place to place and asking people to buy them
- He worked as a street hawker, selling cheap lighters at two for a pound.
Word Originearly 16th cent.: probably from Low German or Dutch and related to huckster.Want to learn more?
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