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hawker

1

[ haw-ker ]

noun

  1. a person who hunts with hawks hawk or other birds of prey.


hawker

2

[ haw-ker ]

noun

  1. a person who peddles or hawks wares by shouting their offerings in the street or going from door to door; peddler.

hawker

1

/ ˈɔːə /

noun

  1. a person who travels from place to place selling goods
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

hawker

2

/ ˈɔːə /

noun

  1. a person who hunts with hawks, falcons, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of hawker1

before 1000; Middle English; Old English hafecere. See hawk 1, -er 1

Origin of hawker2

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Middle Low German haker “retail dealer”; akin to Middle Dutch hac in same sense; huckster
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of hawker1

C16: probably from Middle Low German ō, from ō to peddle; see huckster

Origin of hawker2

Old English hafecere; see hawk 1, -er 1
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Goma residents filled the streets a few miles from the border with Rwanda - commuters headed to work, hawkers sold goods by the roadside and taxi drivers scrambled to win customers.

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Burr’s appearance may boost those rankings, but the cancel culture canard is better at roping in views than a Times Square ticket hawker.

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“Go back through the history of the past thousand years and you will find that nine-tenths of the popular idols of the world – have been hawkers of palpable nonsense.”

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At a nearby market, several street hawkers told the BBC they had no other option but to leave their homes, even with gunmen roaming the streets.

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The recent colonisation of Norfolk hawker in counties beyond Norfolk and Suffolk was most likely due to climate change, with habitat changes also playing a significant role, the Broads Authority said.

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