Nowadays a hawker is a pedlar, and it has been assumed, without sufficient evidence, that the word is of the same origin as huckster. From Wordnik.com. [The Romance of Names] Reference
Mr McCann started his own business in 1988 as a 'hawker' of cars. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
A 'hawker' at the signal light told us that this was the by-pass road, otherwise we would have missed it. From Wordnik.com. [Ajijic via Zacatecas and Aguascalientes route] Reference
The property of a street-hawker, burnt in the Place. From Wordnik.com. [Orrain A Romance] Reference
When a police stun grenade landed on hawker Sibongile. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
But yesterday, there was a hawker of a different kind. From Wordnik.com. [Donna Fish: It's June: Do You Know Where Your Kid Is? Going to School, I Mean?] Reference
The morning bun hawker derives satisfaction from each sale. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Doctoroff: Life in the "Lilong": My Shanghai Lane House Adventure] Reference
"Don't sound like a circus hawker," Mr. Brabender told him. From Wordnik.com. [Are Your Clients] Reference
And almost immediately I heard a cart pass, and a hawker crying. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
The hawker sold tea and small bowls of hot congee — rice gruel. From Wordnik.com. [Noble House]
A detective should be a good actor; tomorrow you can be a hawker. From Wordnik.com. [Death of a Hawker]
So anyway, today we went to the east coast hawker centre for dinner. From Wordnik.com. [j-gan Diary Entry] Reference
The horrified swell of Leech's who is implored by an onion-hawker to. From Wordnik.com. [The History of "Punch"] Reference
Today's contestant on "Dialing for Outfoxed" was a credit card hawker. From Wordnik.com. [outfoxed Diary Entry] Reference
McMahon's style was honed during his youthful days as a carnival hawker. From Wordnik.com. ['Tonight' Sidekick Ed McMahon Dies at 86] Reference
The best coffee that I have ever had was at a lowly hawker stall in Singapore. From Wordnik.com. [Beverly Tan: Why I F**cking Hate Starbucks] Reference
A hawker who happened to be looking at him dropped his tray of pins and needles. From Wordnik.com. [The Fires of Heaven]
Celebrated infomercial product-hawker Billy Mays died on Sunday at the age of 50. From Wordnik.com. [In Memoriam: Culture and Celebrity] Reference
At one point of the march a lame hawker offered flowers for sale to the soldiers. From Wordnik.com. [The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915] Reference
If I gotta have hawker food, unless its really good, I'll be complaining or whining. From Wordnik.com. [jaimewolf Diary Entry] Reference
It was a painful thing to her to be considered a gossip, a hawker of unsavory stories. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
In one of the city's famous hawker centers, there's a rich display of diverse cuisines. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 1, 2009] Reference
You don't have to have the breathless banter of a hawker on the "Home Shopping Channel.". From Wordnik.com. [Joe Robinson: The Real Law of Attraction: The Science-Backed Success Trait] Reference
Forrester's explanation, when he was arrested, as to his employment was that he was a hawker. From Wordnik.com. [The Life Story of an Old Rebel] Reference
A street hawker sells hats on a hot summer day in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, April 11, 2010. From Wordnik.com. [Mercury Rising in India] Reference
"Singaporeans just loved being able to eat their hawker foods in comfort," recalls Mr. Seetoh. From Wordnik.com. [Street Smarts] Reference
There happens a good instance of this, in what the hawker just now has offered to sale; to wit. From Wordnik.com. [The Tatler, Volume 1, 1899] Reference
For hawker food in a storied setting, head to the banking district and Lau Pa Sat Festival Market. From Wordnik.com. [Stylish Street Food in Singapore] Reference
Who in god's name is going to go to their MD and talk about a drug that a TV hawker admits can kill you?. From Wordnik.com. [Stephen C. Rose: Thinking About Legalizing Drugs] Reference
A street hawker was angry at the political leadership for objecting to the 'strings' attached wit the aid. From Wordnik.com. [Saad Khan: Was Hillary's Image-Boosting Exercise in Pakistan a Success?] Reference
Later the bak kut teh seller watches the old couple totter out of the hawker centre and she smiles at them. From Wordnik.com. [justinker Diary Entry] Reference
As I wandered wide-eyed down Bourbon Street one night the hawker at a strip club gave me a real lesson in life. From Wordnik.com. [Robert Creamer: 10 Reasons Why Democrats Who Opposed the Health Care Bill Made a Political Mistake] Reference
They eat at the chicken-rice stall in Far East Shopping centre, or at the hawker centres in Ghim Moh, or Bishan. From Wordnik.com. [justinker Diary Entry] Reference
AP Photo/Sucheta Das A street hawker sells hats on a hot summer day in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, April 11, 2010. From Wordnik.com. [Mercury Rising in India] Reference
Smith's vocal style - the mad bark of a bellicose street hawker - is a one-off; the greatest non-singer who isn't Lou Reed. From Wordnik.com. [FallNews] Reference
The latest hawker of this tall tale: Senator Pete Domenici, who appeared on the Fox Business Network to promote offshore drilling. From Wordnik.com. [GOP Senator Called Out On China-Cuba Oil Myth -- By Fox News] Reference
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