1. people who travel from place to place selling small goods
2. people who sell illegal drugs
Usage: informal
3. people who promote or spread ideas, especially unwanted ones
Usage: often disapproving

Examples

• Street peddlers sold fresh fruit from their carts.
• The peddlers traveled from village to village with their wares.
• Police arrested several drug peddlers in the downtown area.
• The mayor criticized peddlers of false information.
• Local peddlers offered handmade crafts to tourists.
• The market was full of peddlers selling various goods.