peddler
Example Sentences
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He's a very handsome very young man who had been a busker or a peddler or a hat salesman or whatever.
From Salon
His father, Charles, had moved to the United States from Lebanon as a peddler in 1898 and managed to open general stores in Wood and Mission.
From New York Times
Guess which one is bound to become a magnet for conspiracy theorists, hoaxsters, propagandists, disinformation operatives, grifters and peddlers of false cures?
From Washington Post
The government said it “rejects these false and unfounded allegations, and challenges their peddlers … to provide any tangible and material evidence in support of their surreal stories.”
From Seattle Times
Many corporate influence peddlers have settled into jobs in upper reaches of the executive branch.
From Salon
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