Hawker — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)

a person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the sport of falconry

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɔːkɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈɔːkə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈɔːkə/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈɔːkɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pitchman pedlar packman falconer peddler

Word Forms

peddle	verb	sell or offer for sale from place to place
hawk	verb	sell or offer for sale from place to place
falcon	verb	hunt with falcons

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Hausierer

jemand, der umherreist und seine Waren verkauft (z. B. auf der Straße oder beim Karneval)

🇫🇷French

colporteur

quelqu'un qui voyage pour vendre ses marchandises (comme dans les rues ou lors des carnavals)

🇪🇸Spanish

vendedor ambulante

alguien que viaja vendiendo sus productos (como en las calles o en carnavales)

🇮🇹Italian

venditore ambulante

qualcuno che viaggia vendendo la sua merce (come per le strade o ai carnevali)

🇳🇱Dutch

venter

iemand die rondreist om zijn waren te verkopen (zoals op straat of op kermissen)

🇵🇹Portuguese

vendedor ambulante

alguém que viaja para vender seus produtos (como nas ruas ou nos carnavais)

🇷🇺Russian

разносчик

тот, кто путешествует и продает свои товары (например, на улицах или на карнавалах)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हॉकर

कोई व्यक्ति जो अपना सामान बेचने के लिए यात्रा करता है (जैसे कि सड़कों पर या कार्निवल में)

🇧🇩Bengali

ফেরিওয়ালা

কেউ যে তার জিনিসপত্র বিক্রি করতে ভ্রমণ করে (যেমন রাস্তায় বা কার্নিভালে)

🇮🇳Tamil

வியாபாரி

தனது பொருட்களை விற்பதற்காக பயணிக்கும் ஒருவர் (தெருக்களில் அல்லது திருவிழாக்களில்)

🇮🇳Telugu

వ్యాపారి

తన వస్తువులను విక్రయించడానికి ప్రయాణించే వ్యక్తి (వీధుల్లో లేదా కార్నివాల్‌లలో)

🇮🇳Marathi

फेरीवाला

कोणीतरी जो त्याच्या वस्तू विकण्यासाठी प्रवास करतो (रस्त्यावर किंवा कार्निव्हलमध्ये)

🇮🇳Gujarati

હોકર

કોઈ વ્યક્તિ જે તેના માલસામાન વેચવા વિશે મુસાફરી કરે છે (જેમ કે શેરીઓમાં અથવા કાર્નિવલમાં)

🇮🇳Kannada

ವ್ಯಾಪಾರಿ

ತನ್ನ ಸರಕುಗಳನ್ನು ಮಾರಾಟ ಮಾಡುವ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಪ್ರಯಾಣಿಸುವ ಯಾರಾದರೂ (ಬೀದಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಅಥವಾ ಕಾರ್ನೀವಲ್‌ಗಳಲ್ಲಿ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

കച്ചവടക്കാരൻ

തൻ്റെ സാധനങ്ങൾ വിൽക്കുന്നതിനായി യാത്ര ചെയ്യുന്ന ഒരാൾ (തെരുവുകളിലോ കാർണിവലുകളിലോ പോലെ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹੌਕਰ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਆਪਣਾ ਸਮਾਨ ਵੇਚਣ ਬਾਰੇ ਯਾਤਰਾ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਸੜਕਾਂ 'ਤੇ ਜਾਂ ਕਾਰਨੀਵਲਾਂ' ਤੇ)

🇵🇰Urdu

ہاکر

کوئی ایسا شخص جو اپنا سامان بیچنے کے بارے میں سفر کرتا ہے (جیسا کہ سڑکوں پر یا کارنیوال میں)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

小贩

到处推销商品的人（如在街上或嘉年华上）

🇯🇵Japanese

行商人

（路上やカーニバルなどで）自分の商品を売り歩く人

🇰🇷Korean

행상인

자신의 물건을 팔기 위해 여행하는 사람(거리나 카니발에서처럼)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người bán hàng rong

ai đó đi du lịch để bán sản phẩm của mình (như trên đường phố hoặc tại các lễ hội)

🇹🇭Thai

หาบเร่

คนที่เดินทางเพื่อขายสินค้าของเขา (ตามท้องถนนหรือที่งานรื่นเริง)

🇮🇩Indonesian

penjaja

seseorang yang bepergian untuk menjual dagangannya (seperti di jalanan atau di karnaval)

🇵🇭Filipino

tindera

isang taong naglalakbay tungkol sa pagbebenta ng kanyang mga paninda (tulad ng sa mga lansangan o sa mga karnabal)

🇲🇾Malay

penjaja

seseorang yang mengembara menjual barang dagangannya (seperti di jalanan atau di karnival)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بائع متجول

شخص يسافر لبيع بضاعته (كما هو الحال في الشوارع أو في الكرنفالات)

🇮🇷Persian

دستفروش

کسی که برای فروش اجناس خود سفر می کند (مثل خیابان ها یا کارناوال ها)

🇹🇷Turkish

seyyar satıcı

Mallarını satmak için seyahat eden biri (sokaklarda veya karnavallarda olduğu gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

רוֹכֵל

מישהו שנוסע למכירת מרכולתו (כמו ברחובות או בקרנבלים)

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The primary meaning of 'hawker' is 'someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)'.

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Using 'hawker' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'hawker' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'hawker' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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