: one who hawks wares
The sidewalks are filled with hawkers selling vegetables and trinkets and women in blankets roasting cobs of corn on makeshift fires.—
Richard Stengal
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Noun (2)
street corner hawkers selling everything from fake designer purses to original works of art
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 May 2025
These hawker markets not only show off how the city-state has embraced and riffed off its multi-cultural ties but also offer some of the most delicious and affordable food experiences anywhere in the world.
—Nicole Trilivas, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Singapore’s Lau Pa Sat hawker center, in the city’s Central Business District.
—Kevin Lim, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2025
With this homegrown production, strawberries are now cheaper in Senegal’s groceries and even sold by hawkers on the streets.
—Carmen Abd Ali, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The hawkers gather in Battery Park, notably at the No. 1 subway South Ferry station and the No. 4/5 stop at Bowling Green.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 May 2025
These hawker markets not only show off how the city-state has embraced and riffed off its multi-cultural ties but also offer some of the most delicious and affordable food experiences anywhere in the world.
—Nicole Trilivas, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Singapore’s Lau Pa Sat hawker center, in the city’s Central Business District.
—Kevin Lim, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2025
With this homegrown production, strawberries are now cheaper in Senegal’s groceries and even sold by hawkers on the streets.
—Carmen Abd Ali, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hawker
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“Hawker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hawker. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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