HAWKER Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

hawker

noun

Definition of hawker

as in vendor

one who sells things outdoors street corner hawkers selling everything from fake designer purses to original works of art

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Recent Examples of hawker The dog hawkers, however, don’t fit into any Peace Action report or lecture to visiting students. — Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026 The reason there were so many children there to begin with was because their mothers, who worked as hawkers, had nowhere else to leave them. — Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Aug. 2026 In the opening pages, Molly, an extrovert to Anna’s introvert, has bought strawberries from a fruit hawker. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026 The peanut hawkers at sports venues over a century ago wouldn’t recognize the diversity of food—or seating types—in today’s modern stadium. — Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for hawker

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Noun

Under that unique arrangement between the league, team and venue, the Jaguars are responsible for game day staffing, vendors, operations, ticketing, concessions and more.

— Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2026
With the vendors already finished, a last-minute review revealed a sweat stain under Spider-Man’s arm.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of vendor

Noun

Richard Dawkins, the British evolutionary theorist and author of the groundbreaking best seller The Selfish Gene (1976), among many other books, appears to have gone a bit mad.

— James Gleick, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026
But their delightfully fragrant teas, conveniently sold as a bundle of two of the brand's best sellers here, could make a tea lover out of anyone.

— Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of seller

Noun

But at each step, the NCAA fought reform through lobbying and influence peddlers focusing more on its finances than the well-being of athletes.

— U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Hartford Courant, 24 Aug. 2026
Find a souvenir in the high-end boutiques on Montana Avenue, the independent shops and vintage stores along Main Street or the brand-name peddlers at Santa Monica Place.

— Carrie Bell, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of peddler

Noun

Another tricky thing about the Arizona site was that it had been severed from its links to local merchants.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
The wreckage may have come from a schooner barge, a type of merchant vessel commonly used to transport cargo along the East Coast during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Robinson said.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of merchant

Noun

The fact that none of that advice could ever help someone find real intimacy or success isn’t a problem for the manosphere hucksters, because those achievements would be bad for the business model.

— Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026
Joe Biden’s now ‘fabled’ performance would look great by comparison to anything that this loudmouth huckster has to offer, which isn’t much!

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026

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