hawker

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: hawk=er

CIDE DICTIONARY

hawker, n. 

 One who sells wares by crying them in the street; hence, a peddler or a packman.  Swift.  [1913 Webster]

hawker, v. i. 

 To sell goods by outcry in the street.  Hudibras.  [1913 Webster]

hawker, n. [Cf. AS. hafecere. See 1st Hawk.].

 A falconer.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

hawker, n. a person who travels about selling goods.

hawker, n. a falconer.

Etymology

OE hafocere

ROGET THESAURUS

hawker

Merchant

N merchant, trader, dealer, monger, chandler, salesman, changer, regrater, shopkeeper, shopman, tradesman, tradespeople, tradesfolk, retailer, chapman, hawker, huckster, higgler, pedlar, colporteur, cadger, Autolycus, sutler, vivandiere, costerman, costermonger, tallyman, camelot, faker, vintner, money broker, money changer, money lender, cambist, usurer, moneyer, banker, jobber, broker, buyer, seller, bear, bull, concern, firm.