hawker
noun
Simple meaning
A peddler, a huckster, someone who sells easily transportable goods.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈhɔkɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A peddler, a huckster, a person who sells easily transportable goods.
Someone who breeds and trains hawks and other falcons; a falconer.
A person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the sport of falconry
singapore
A seller of food in a hawker centre.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A peddler, a huckster, a person who sells easily transportable goods.
Used this way, hawker is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Nearby words
- huckster , rarer, so it draws attention
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