coster
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8.2
- noun
- /ˈkɒstə/
- Archaic
:
vendedor ambulante
- (n3) Adolphe Coster, for one, favors the poems of the patriot over those of the lover.
Examples
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Who's Kevin "Coster"?
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brett coster on November 10, 2012, 10:06 PM:
Blog text (19) -
Asking people all around, street peddlers, crossing sweepers, costers, and the like.
Fiction book (1993) -
"The people filtering through the plaza didn't pause to listen, even when the old coster thrust leaflets into their hands.
Fiction book (2001) -
He looked down at the street, the drays clattering by, a coster shouting at a barrow boy who was stuck in his path.
Fiction book (1993) -
The coster shouted to attract customers to his stall filled with fresh fruits and vegetables.
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As the sun set, the coster began packing up his stand, having sold all his produce for the day.
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I bought some ripe strawberries from the friendly coster on the corner of the street.
Synonyms
257
2.0
A person or company that sells things, for example at a market
257
1.0
A person or company that offers goods for money
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5.7
A person who travels to sell small goods in streets or markets
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7.4
A person who sells goods in the street or at markets
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9.9
A person who made or sold pies on the street in the past
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4.2
A person who sells goods at a market stall
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9.9
A person who sells fruit and vegetables from a cart in the street
A man who sells fruit and vegetables from a small cart in the street
A woman who sells fruit and vegetables from a small cart in a street market
A woman who sells fruit and vegetables from a small cart in a street market
A person who sells fruit from a shop or stall
A person who sells goods from a market stall
A person who runs a market stall or shop and sells goods to customers
A person or business that sells to customers
A person or company that sells goods to people in small amounts for them to use
A person who travels to sell small goods like ribbons or buttons
A person who travels with a box to sell goods
A person who travels to sell goods, often in markets or at fairs
A person who sells small items in markets, often moving from place to place and bargaining
A person who sells goods informally on the street without a shop
A person who sells or delivers things from a van
A person or shop that sells fruits and vegetables early in the season
How Established
Surface Forms
Etymology
Coster comes from costermonger, which itself comes from costard ('a type of apple') plus monger ('seller'). So a coster was originally a street seller of fruit and vegetables, and the word still means someone selling produce from a stall.