noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈpɛdlə/
General-American:/ˈpɛdlɚ/
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CMU ARPABET:P EH1 D L ER0
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noun
Meaning 1
An itinerant seller of small goods.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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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”).
Across languages
Translations
104 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
جَوَّال
(jawwāl)
— itinerant seller of small goods
Arabic:
بَائِع مُتَجَوِّل
(bāʔiʕ mutajawwil)
— itinerant seller of small goods
Armenian:
չարչի
(čʻarčʻi)
— itinerant seller of small goods
Azerbaijani:
çərçi
— itinerant seller of small goods
Belarusian:
карабе́йнік
(karabjéjnik)
— itinerant seller of small goods
Belarusian:
каро́бачнік
(karóbačnik)
— itinerant seller of small goods
Belarusian:
піліпо́н
(pilipón)
— itinerant seller of small goods
Belarusian:
афе́ня
(afjénja)
— itinerant seller of small goods
Belarusian:
разно́счык
(raznósčyk)
— itinerant seller of small goods
Bulgarian:
амбулантен търговец
(ambulanten tǎrgovec)
— itinerant seller of small goods
Chinese Mandarin:
小販 /小贩
(xiǎofàn)
— itinerant seller of small goods
Ngazidja Comorian:
mcuuzi
— itinerant seller of small goods
Czech:
podomní prodavač
— itinerant seller of small goods
Dutch:
marskramer
— itinerant seller of small goods
Dutch:
venter
— itinerant seller of small goods
Esperanto:
kolportisto
— itinerant seller of small goods
Finnish:
kulkukauppias
— itinerant seller of small goods
Finnish:
kaupustelija
— itinerant seller of small goods
French:
colporteur
— itinerant seller of small goods
French:
marchand ambulant
— itinerant seller of small goods
Galician:
chioleiro
— itinerant seller of small goods
Galician:
mercachifre
— itinerant seller of small goods
Galician:
bofón
— itinerant seller of small goods
Galician:
bufariñeiro
— itinerant seller of small goods
German:
Hausierer
— itinerant seller of small goods
German:
Krämer
— itinerant seller of small goods
German:
Höker
— itinerant seller of small goods
Greek:
γυρολόγος
(gyrológos)
— itinerant seller of small goods
Ancient Greek:
μεταβολεύς
(metaboleús)
— itinerant seller of small goods
Hungarian:
házaló
— itinerant seller of small goods
Hungarian:
ügynök
— itinerant seller of small goods
Hungarian:
vigéc
— itinerant seller of small goods
Indonesian:
pedagang asongan
— itinerant seller of small goods
Irish:
peidléir
— itinerant seller of small goods
Irish:
hácaeir
— itinerant seller of small goods
Irish:
joltaeir
— itinerant seller of small goods
Irish:
mangaire
— itinerant seller of small goods
Irish:
fear cairte
— itinerant seller of small goods
Italian:
padellaio
— itinerant seller of small goods
Italian:
vucumprà
— itinerant seller of small goods
Japanese:
鬻人
(hisakihito)
— itinerant seller of small goods
Japanese:
鬻人
(hisagibito)
— itinerant seller of small goods
Japanese:
鬻女
(hisakime)
— itinerant seller of small goods
Japanese:
鬻女
(hisagime)
— itinerant seller of small goods
Kumyk:
элтивчю
(eltiwçü)
— itinerant seller of small goods
Kumyk:
табушдурувчу
(tabuşduruwçu)
— itinerant seller of small goods
Latin:
circulātor
— itinerant seller of small goods
Latin:
circulātrix
— itinerant seller of small goods
Macedonian:
праматар
(pramatar)
— itinerant seller of small goods
Norman:
chinneux
— itinerant seller of small goods
Norman:
colporteux
— itinerant seller of small goods
Norman:
hotteux
— itinerant seller of small goods
Norwegian Nynorsk:
kramkar
— itinerant seller of small goods
Norwegian Nynorsk:
kremmar
— itinerant seller of small goods
Occitan:
colejaire
— itinerant seller of small goods
Occitan:
mercadieiron
— itinerant seller of small goods
Polish:
domokrążca
— itinerant seller of small goods
Portuguese:
camelô
— itinerant seller of small goods
Portuguese:
ambulante
— itinerant seller of small goods
Portuguese:
vendedor ambulante
— itinerant seller of small goods
Portuguese:
mascate
— itinerant seller of small goods
Portuguese:
vendilhão
— itinerant seller of small goods
Portuguese:
prestamista
— itinerant seller of small goods
Romanian:
negustor ambulant
— itinerant seller of small goods
Romanian:
telal
— itinerant seller of small goods
Romanian:
marchitan
— itinerant seller of small goods
Romanian:
tolbaș
— itinerant seller of small goods
Romanian:
coropcar
— itinerant seller of small goods
Russian:
коробе́йник
(korobéjnik)
— itinerant seller of small goods
Russian:
разно́счик
(raznósčik)
— itinerant seller of small goods
Russian:
офе́ня
(ofénja)
— itinerant seller of small goods
Russian:
лото́чник
(lotóčnik)
— itinerant seller of small goods
Scottish Gaelic:
ceannaiche-siubhail
— itinerant seller of small goods
Spanish:
buhonero
— itinerant seller of small goods
Spanish:
vendedor ambulante
— itinerant seller of small goods
Spanish:
mantero
— itinerant seller of small goods
Spanish:
topmantero
— itinerant seller of small goods
Spanish:
pregonero
— itinerant seller of small goods
Swedish:
krämare
— itinerant seller of small goods
Swedish:
nasare
— itinerant seller of small goods
Swedish:
hälare
— itinerant seller of small goods
Swedish:
säljare
— itinerant seller of small goods
Swedish:
månglare
— itinerant seller of small goods
Swedish:
handlande
— itinerant seller of small goods
Swedish:
handelsresande
— itinerant seller of small goods
Swedish:
knalle
— itinerant seller of small goods
Swedish:
hökare
— itinerant seller of small goods
Turkish:
çerçi
— itinerant seller of small goods
Ottoman Turkish:
بوغچهجی
(boğçacı)
— itinerant seller of small goods
Ottoman Turkish:
اسكیجی
(eskici)
— itinerant seller of small goods
Ottoman Turkish:
قولتقجی
(koltukcu)
— itinerant seller of small goods
Ukrainian:
коробе́йник
(korobéjnyk)
— itinerant seller of small goods
Ukrainian:
офе́ня
(ofénja)
— itinerant seller of small goods
Ukrainian:
розно́шувач
(roznóšuvač)
— itinerant seller of small goods
Welsh:
pedler
— itinerant seller of small goods
Welsh:
pacmon
— itinerant seller of small goods
Yiddish:
פּעדלער
(pedler)
— itinerant seller of small goods