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Definition of Hawker
1. Noun. Someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals).
Specialized synonyms: Chapman, Cheapjack, Crier, Muffin Man, Sandboy, Transmigrante
Generic synonyms: Marketer, Seller, Trafficker, Vender, Vendor
Derivative terms: Hawk, Peddle
2. Noun. A person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the sport of falconry.
Definition of Hawker
1. n. One who sells wares by crying them in the street; hence, a peddler or a packman.
2. v. i. To sell goods by outcry in the street.
3. n. A falconer.
Definition of Hawker
1. Noun. A peddler, huckster, who travels about to sell easily transportable goods. ¹
2. Noun. A type of dragonfly pertaining to the ''Aeshnidae'' family. ¹
3. Noun. Someone who breeds and trains hawks and other falcons; a falconer. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hawker
1. one that hawks [n -S] - See also: hawks
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hawker
Literary usage of Hawker
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Reports of Cases in Criminal Law Argued and Determined in All the Courts in by Edward William Cox (1902)
"Markets and Fairs Clauses Act, 1847, as being a "licensed hawker." A hawker is
defined in sect. 2 of the hawkers Act, COUNCIL 1888, and under sect. ..."
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