HAWKER


Meaning of HAWKER in English

I. ˈhȯ-kər noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hafocere, from hafoc

Date: before 12th century

: falconer

II. noun

Etymology: by folk etymology from Low German höker, from Middle Low German hōker, from hōken to squat, peddle — more at hunker

Date: 1512

: one who hawks wares

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