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(hôk′ər)

noun

a peddler or huckster

Origin: altered by folk etym. (after hawk) < MLowG hoker, huckster (Du heuker, Ger höker) < hoken, to peddle, orig., to crouch (as with a burden) < IE base *keu-, to bend, stoop, arch > hobble, high

noun

a person who uses hawks for hunting; falconer

Origin: OE hafocere

See hawker in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

One who sells goods aggressively, especially by calling out.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English hauker

Origin: , probably from Middle Low German höker

Origin: , from hōken, to peddle, bend, bear on the back

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