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curbstoner

9.9

A person who sells goods informally on the street without a shop

noun
/ˈkɜːrbˌstoʊnər/

Archaic

: vendedor ambulante

After losing his job, he became a curbstoner to support his family by selling handmade crafts.

Examples

Many curbstoners set up their tables early in the morning to catch the rush of commuters.
The city passed new regulations to limit the activities of curbstoners selling electronics on busy corners.
A curbstoner was selling handmade jewelry on the sidewalk.
Many curbstoners set up shop in busy urban areas.
The city passed new regulations to limit the activities of curbstoners selling electronics on busy corners.
After losing his job, he became a curbstoner to support his family by selling handmade crafts.
Many curbstoners set up their tables early in the morning to catch the rush of commuters.

Synonyms

seller

vscurbstoner

257 1.0

A person or company that offers goods for money

is a street trader working informally at a roadside spot

peddler

vscurbstoner

8 5.7

A person who travels to sell small goods in streets or markets

tends to operate informally at a roadside spot rather than moving much

hawker

vscurbstoner

4 7.4

A person who sells goods in the street or at markets

is more likely to sell informally at a single curb location

newsie

vscurbstoner

Archaic

2 8.2

A person who sells newspapers on the street, often a child

sells various goods informally at a curb rather than only papers

costermonger

vscurbstoner

Archaic

1 9.9

A person who sells fruit and vegetables from a cart in the street

is less tied to a cart and more to a curb selling spot

coster

vscurbstoner

Archaic

1 8.2

A person who sells fruit and vegetables from a street stall

is more informal and often without a fixed stall or cart

ragman

vscurbstoner

Archaic

1 9.9

A person who goes door to door collecting old clothes to sell

sells new or general goods informally at the roadside rather than collecting

packman

vscurbstoner

Archaic

9.9

A person who travels to sell goods, often in markets or at fairs

usually stays near a curb area instead of travelling widely

higgler

vscurbstoner

Archaic

9.9

A person who sells small items in markets, often moving from place to place and bargaining

focuses more on a single informal roadside selling spot

pedder

vscurbstoner

Archaic

9.9

A person who travels to sell small goods like ribbons or buttons

is the modern informal roadside seller rather than an old traveling trader

staller

vscurbstoner

6.0

A person who sells goods from a market stall

is more informal and often located on a street curb rather than a stall

slop-seller

vscurbstoner

Archaic

9.9

A person who offers cheap ready-made clothes for working people

refers to a street seller of varied goods rather than clothing only

scrapper

vscurbstoner

4.8

A person who collects and sells scrap metal and old appliances

sells consumer goods informally at a curb rather than trading scrap

How Professional

merchant

203 2.1

shopkeeper

31 1.9

marketeer

1 4.2

staller

6.0

curbstoner

Archaic

9.9

Surface Forms

curbstoner singular

curbstoners plural

Morphology

curbstoner = curbstone (semi-transparent) = curb + stone + er

The structure 'curbstone' plus '-er' is clear, but the informal street-vendor sense is lexicalized and only partly predictable.

Etymology

Curbstoner comes from people who set up and sold goods on the street curb or sidewalk without a fixed shop. So, a curbstoner is a street vendor who sells items informally from the edge of the road.