peddler

Example Sentences

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“He is an American manifestation, the peddler at our door,” he says.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026

So when a peddler arrives with a rare item and information, the overseer’s interest is piqued.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Iris is visibly insecure about Isaac’s conversations with other women, including the strawberry peddler who coos that he has “soft hands,” and his mother, who dials him up to crack inside jokes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2025

He was nicknamed the "democracy peddler", but his writings often avoided direct criticisms of the government.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2023

I thought back on the part I played in the fortune-teller case, as the book peddler in the Maroney adventure, and as the haunting, hammered bank teller in the Drysdale affair.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan