pedder
- noun
- Archaic
:
vendedor ambulante
- The pedder arrived in town with a cart full of goods.
Examples
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The pedder arrived in town carrying baskets filled with ribbons and buttons.
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In olden days, a pedder was a common sight on country roads.
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Villagers eagerly awaited the pedder who brought news and goods from distant places.
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Many pedders used to visit villages to sell their wares.
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The pedder arrived in town carrying baskets filled with ribbons and buttons.
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Villagers eagerly awaited the pedder who brought news and goods from distant places.
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In olden days, a pedder was a common sight on country roads.
Synonyms
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1.0
A person or company that offers goods for money
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4.4
A person who travels to different places to meet customers and sell goods or services
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5.7
A person who travels to sell small goods in streets or markets
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9.9
A person who travels to villages selling small goods
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7.4
A person who sells goods in the street or at markets
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8.6
A traveling seller who visits shops with samples to sell
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4.4
A person who travels to sell goods or take orders
A person who travels to sell goods, often in markets or at fairs
A person who travels with a box to sell goods
A person who sells small items in markets, often moving from place to place and bargaining
A person who travels to sell or give out books, often religious
A person or business that sells to customers
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Pedder is tied to the idea of moving on foot: think of the root ped- meaning 'foot', as in pedal and pedestrian. So a pedder was someone who walked from place to place selling small goods.