Pedlar
/ˈpɛd.lə(r)/noun
A person who travels from place to place selling goods.
Did you know?Pedlar is a historical spelling variant of peddler, and the deeper root is tied to the idea of a small pack or bag for carrying goods, not anything magical at all.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*peddō
“A pack or bag for carrying goods”
Old English
OE
pedde
“A pack, bag, or bundle”
Middle English
ME
pedlere
“A traveling seller or hawker”
14th–15th Century
English
pedlar
“A person who carries goods and sells them from place to place”
Modern English
English
pedlar
“A traveling merchant or hawker”