peddler

Definition

An itinerant seller of small goods.

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”).

Example Sentences

• "Here's a cure for all your troubles Here's an end to all distress It's the old dope peddler With his powdered happiness"