hawker

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See also: Hawker

English

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɔːkə(ɹ)

Etymology 1

Probably from Middle Low German hoker.

Noun

hawker (plural hawkers)

  1. A peddler, huckster, who travels about to sell easily transportable goods.
  2. Any dragonfly of the family Aeshnidae; a darner.
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Etymology 2

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hawk +‎ -er.

Noun

hawker (plural hawkers)

  1. Someone who breeds and trains hawks and other falcons; a falconer.
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References

  • Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967