pedlar

 
Pronunciation: /ˈpɛdlə/
(chiefly US also peddler)

noun

  • a person who goes from place to place selling small goods.
  • a person who sells illegal drugs or stolen goods: a drug pedlar
  • a person who promotes an idea or view persistently or widely: pedlars of dangerous Utopianism

Derivatives

pedlary

noun ( archaic)

Origin:

Middle English: perhaps an alteration of synonymous dialect pedder, apparently from dialect ped 'pannier'

See pedal1 (usage)

Spelling help

Pedlar can also be spelled peddler; peddler is more common in American English.