: 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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Nicole Trilivas, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
For example, a hawker stall in Singapore received a Michelin Star in 2016 to much surprise, although that star was later lost.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 2 Apr. 2025
One of the favorites here is Hainanese chicken rice from the hawker stand at the top of the escalator (look out for the long line and the stand numbered 02-82).
—Nicole Trilivas, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Tiong Bahru Market is a good place to start, with a traditional wet market on the ground floor and hawker stalls upstairs.
—Nicole Trilivas, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Other hawkers Chai recommends here: peanut butter pancakes from Tiong Bahru Mian Jian Kueh (02-34); Cheung fun rice noodles with char siu pork from the stand next door (02-32); and carrot cake (an omelette-style dish with radish and dark soy sauce from Popiah (02-83).
—Nicole Trilivas, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
For example, a hawker stall in Singapore received a Michelin Star in 2016 to much surprise, although that star was later lost.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 2 Apr. 2025
One of the favorites here is Hainanese chicken rice from the hawker stand at the top of the escalator (look out for the long line and the stand numbered 02-82).
—Nicole Trilivas, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Tiong Bahru Market is a good place to start, with a traditional wet market on the ground floor and hawker stalls upstairs.
—Nicole Trilivas, Forbes.com, 8 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 18 Apr. 2025.
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