Peddler
Sign in to saveAlso known as pedlar, canvasser, cheapjack, monger, higler, solicitor, door-to-door seller, travelling salesman
thumb|A Peking fruit seller, c. 1869 thumb|Peddler in Ho Chi Minh City, [[Vietnam]]
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- female form of label
- krošnjarica
- Commons category
- Pedlars
- ISCO-88 occupation class
- 3415
- male form of label
- piazzista
- ISCO-08 occupation class
- 5243
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- Etymology and definitions
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- Life of a peddler
- Modes of transport
- Legislation and regulation
- Types and names
- In literature and art
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
thumb|A Peking fruit seller, c. 1869 thumb|Peddler in Ho Chi Minh City, [[Vietnam]]
A peddler (American English) or pedlar (British English) is a door-to-door and/or travelling vendor of goods. In 19th-century United States the word "drummer" was often used to refer to a peddler or traveling salesman; as exemplified in the popular play ''Sam'l of Posen; or, The Commercial Drummer by George H. Jessop.
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