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hawker.

A peddler, a huckster, a person who sells easily transportable goods.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhɔːkə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈhɔkɚ/General-American/ˈhɑkɚ/General-American
  1. A peddler, a huckster, a person who sells easily transportable goods.

  2. Any dragonfly of the family Aeshnidae; a darner.

  3. A seller of food in a hawker centre.

    Singapore
Where this word comes from

Probably borrowed from Low German or Dutch, from Middle Low German hoker and ultimately from the root of huckster.

noun/ˈhɔːkə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈhɔkɚ/General-American/ˈhɑkɚ/General-American
  1. Someone who breeds and trains hawks and other falcons; a falconer.

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle English hawkere, from Old English hafocere, hafecere; by surface analysis, hawk + -er.

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