Hawker vs. Peddler — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Hawker and Peddler
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Hawker
One who sells goods aggressively, especially by calling out. Also called crier.
Peddler
A peddler, in British English pedlar, also known as a chapman, cheapjack, hawker, higler, huckster, monger, colporteur or solicitor, is a traveling vendor of goods. In England, the term was mostly used for travellers hawking goods in the countryside to small towns and villages; they might also be called tinkers or gypsies.
Hawker
A peddler, a huckster, a person who sells easily transportable goods.
Peddler
One who travels about selling wares for a living.
Hawker
Any dragonfly of the family Aeshnidae; a darner.
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Peddler
An itinerant seller of small goods.
Hawker
Someone who breeds and trains hawks and other falcons; a falconer.
Peddler
A drug dealer.
Hawker
One who sells wares by crying them in the street; hence, a peddler or a packman.
Peddler
(figurative) A fake-news disseminator; A conspiracy-theory propagator.
Hawker
A falconer.
Peddler
One who peddles; a traveling trader; one who travels about, retailing small wares; a hawker.
Hawker
To sell goods by outcry in the street.
Peddler
Someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)
Hawker
Someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)
Peddler
An unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs
Hawker
A person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the sport of falconry
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