hawker

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɔːkə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɔkɚ/, /ˈhɑkɚ/ Rhymes: -ɔːkə(ɹ) === Etymology 1 === Probably Borrowed from Low German or Dutch, from Middle Low German hoker and ultimately from the root of huckster. ==== Noun ==== hawker (plural hawkers) A peddler, a huckster, a person who sells easily transportable goods. Any dragonfly of the family Aeshnidae; a darner. (Singapore) A seller of food in a hawker centre. ===== Usage notes ===== In the 19th century, hawker referred specifically to a itinerant merchant, while peddler/pedlar referred to a stationary merchant. This distinction is no longer upheld. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Further reading ==== hawker (trade) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia hawker (dragonfly) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Middle English hawkere, from Old English hafocere, hafecere; by surface analysis, hawk +‎ -er. ==== Noun ==== hawker (plural hawkers) Someone who breeds and trains hawks and other falcons; a falconer. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === References ===