hawker

See also: Hawker

English

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈhɔːkə/
Rhymes: -ɔːkə(ɹ)

Etymology 1

Probably from Middle Low German hoker.

Noun

hawker (plural hawkers)

A peddler, huckster, who travels about to sell easily transportable goods.
Any dragonfly of the family Aeshnidae.

Derived terms

Derived terms

hawker center, hawker centre
hawkering

hawker stand
hawk

Translations

peddler — see peddler

dragonfly of the family Aeshnidae

Dutch: glazenmaker m
Finnish: ukonkorento

Japanese: 蜻蜓 (ja) (ヤンマ, やんま, yanma, せいてい, seitei)

Further reading

hawker (dragonfly) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

hawk +‎ -er.

Noun

hawker (plural hawkers)

Someone who breeds and trains hawks and other falcons; a falconer.

Translations

falconer — see falconer

References

Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967

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