peddler

== English == === Alternative forms === pedlar (UK) pedler (dated) === Etymology === From Middle English pedlere, pedlare, pedeler, alteration of Middle English peddere (“hawker, peddler”), of uncertain origin. Compare Medieval Latin pedārius, from Latin pedāre (“to furnish with feet; prop up”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɛdlə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɛdlɚ/ Hyphenation: pedd‧ler === Noun === peddler (plural peddlers) An itinerant seller of small goods. Synonyms: hawker, (obsolete) chapman, huckster, monger, colporteur, solicitor A drug dealer. (figurative) A fake-news disseminator; A conspiracy-theory propagator. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === peddler on Wikipedia.Wikipedia