Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peddler

/ˈpɛdlɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables: pedd-ler
IPA: /ˈpɛdlɚ/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An itinerant seller of small goods.

noun

noun

A fake-news disseminator; A conspiracy-theory propagator.

Example Sentences

"Here's a cure for all your troubles Here's an end to all distress It's the old dope peddler With his powdered happiness"

Etymology

From Middle English pedlere, pedlare, pedeler, alteration of Middle English peddere (“hawker, peddler”), of uncertain origin. Compare Medieval Latin pedārius, from Latin pedāre (“to furnish with feet; prop up”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: pedlere, peddere

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈpɛdlɚ/
British English: /ˈpɛdlə/

Inflected Forms

peddlers (plural) pedlar (alternative, UK) pedler (alternative, dated)

Derived Forms

peddle peddleress peddlery

Phrases

essence peddler peddler's fair

Synonyms

hawker chapman huckster monger colporteur solicitor pedlar pitchman

Rhymes With

edler medlar medler

Questions

How do you pronounce peddler?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɛdlɚ/.
What does peddler mean?: An itinerant seller of small goods.
Where does peddler come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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