Word · Frequency #23386
pedlar
小贩；货郎；沿街叫卖者
a person who travels from place to place selling small goods, typically on the street or at a fair or carnival
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n someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)
沿街叫卖的小贩；(流言)传播者
沿街叫卖的小贩；(流言)传播者；[经] 小贩；商贩；货郎
In use
The pedlar walked from village to village, selling pots and pans.
Every morning, the pedlar loaded his bicycle with fresh bread and set off before sunrise.
Several pedlars gathered outside the station, each calling out to the crowds.
a pedlar of sth
这里 of sth 说明货郎贩卖的东西；引申也可指传播流言者，如 a pedlar of rumors。
A pedlar of flowers stands outside the church every Sunday.
一个卖花的货郎每个星期天都站在教堂外面。
work as a pedlar
work as 表示“以……为业、当……”，后接职业名词。
She worked as a pedlar for a while before opening her shop.
她开店铺前当过一阵子货郎。
Common mistakes
He is pedlar.He is a pedlar.
pedlar 是可数名词单数，作表语时前面需要冠词 a；汉语没有冠词，所以容易漏掉。
There are many pedlar in the market.There are many pedlars in the market.
pedlar 是可数名词，复数形式是 pedlars；汉语名词没有复数变化，因此要加 -s。
Connections
Collocations
- travelling pedlar
- 流动小贩
- A travelling pedlar stopped by the inn.一个流动小贩在客栈前停了下来。
- street pedlar
- 街头小贩
- A street pedlar called out his prices to passers-by.一个街头小贩向路人叫卖价钱。
- door-to-door pedlar
- 挨家挨户兜售的小贩
- The door-to-door pedlar sold pots and pans.那个挨家挨户兜售的小贩卖锅碗瓢盆。
- itinerant pedlar
- 巡回商贩
- The novel describes the life of an itinerant pedlar in the 19th century.这部小说描述了19世纪一个巡回商贩的生活。
- wandering pedlar
- 流浪小贩
- The wandering pedlar carried his goods in a rough sack.那个流浪小贩用一只粗布袋扛着他的货。
- pack pedlar
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆法：把'ped'联想成'脚'，小贩用脚走街串巷叫卖，'pedlar'就是货郎。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：街头或集市、文学作品、历史叙述 pedlar 是英式拼写（美式常用 peddler），多用于书面语或文学、历史语境，指沿街叫卖的小贩；日常口语中更常说 vendor 或 seller。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Rhymes (UK): medlar /ˈmedlə/ and peddler /ˈpedlə/ (a common spelling variant; in American English usually /ˈpedlər/). Lookalikes that do not rhyme: cellar /ˈselə/ (the vowel is followed directly by /l/), settler /ˈsetlə/ (contains /tl/), and collar /ˈkɒlə/ (different vowel).
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.