slop-seller
- noun
- Archaic
:
vendedor de ropa barata
- The slop-seller's shop was filled with piles of rough, affordable clothing for laborers.
Examples
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In 19th-century London, the slop-seller catered to sailors in need of inexpensive garments.
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He earned his living as a slop-seller, peddling garments to the working poor.
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The slop-seller had a stall at the market.
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Many slop-sellers operated in the 19th century.
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In 19th-century London, the slop-seller catered to sailors in need of inexpensive garments.
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The slop-seller's shop was filled with piles of rough, affordable clothing for laborers.
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He earned his living as a slop-seller, peddling garments to the working poor.
Synonyms
257
1.0
A person or company that offers goods for money
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8.6
A person who sells cheap goods in a pushy or dishonest way
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8.9
A person who sells men's clothes, accessories, and sewing items like buttons
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6.1
A maker or seller of clothes
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9.9
A person who makes or sells cheap, low quality goods to make money
A person who sells cheap ready-made clothes in markets
A person who sells poor quality goods in a showy way
A person who sells low-quality goods in a flashy, dishonest way
A person who sells goods informally on the street without a shop
A person who sells small items in markets, often moving from place to place and bargaining
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word slop-seller comes from slop, an old Dutch word for loose, cheap clothes meaning 'loose' and 'cheap'. A slop-seller was someone who sold ready-made rough clothes to sailors and workers, so the term came to mean a dealer in cheap, ready-made clothing.