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Definitions for: Hawker
[n] a person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the sport of falconry
[n] someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)
Webster (1913) Definition: Hawk"er, n.
One who sells wares by crying them in the street; hence, a
peddler or a packman.
Hawk"er, v. i.
To sell goods by outcry in the street. [Obs.] --Hudibras.
Hawk"er, n. [Cf. AS. hafecere. See 1st Hawk.]
A falconer.
Synonyms: falconer, packman, peddler, pedlar, pitchman
See Also: chapman, crier, hunter, huntsman, marketer, muffin man, sandboy, seller, trafficker, vender, vendor
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