HAWKER

Hawker

A hawker is a vendor of merchandise that can be easily transported; the term is roughly synonymous with peddler or costermonger. In most places where the term is used, a hawker sells items or food that are native to the area. Whether stationary or mobile, hawkers often advertise by loud street cries or chants, and conduct banter with customers, so to attract attention and enhance sales. When accompanied by a demonstration and/or detailed explanation of the product, the hawker is sometimes referred to as a demonstrator or pitchman.

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hawker

Noun

  1. A peddler, huckster, who travels about to sell easily transportable goods.
  2. A type of dragonfly pertaining to the Aeshnidae family.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. Someone who breeds and trains hawks and other falcons; a falconer.


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