PEDDLER


Meaning of PEDDLER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pedlə(r) ]

( peddlers)

Note: The spelling 'pedlar' is also used in British English for meanings 1 and 3.

1.

A peddler is someone who goes from place to place in order to sell something. ( AM; also BRIT OLD-FASHIONED )

N-COUNT

2.

A drug peddler is a person who sells illegal drugs.

N-COUNT

3.

A peddler of information or ideas is someone who frequently expresses such ideas to other people.

...the peddlers of fear.

N-COUNT : usu N of n [ disapproval ]

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