"pedlar" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pedlars [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English pedlare, variant of Middle English pedare. More at peddler. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|pedlare}} Middle English pedlare, {{der|en|enm|pedare}} Middle English pedare Head templates: {{en-noun}} pedlar (plural pedlars)
  1. (chiefly British, otherwise dated) Alternative spelling of peddler Wikipedia link: pedlar Tags: British, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: peddler Derived forms: dope-pedlar
    Sense id: en-pedlar-en-noun-eH~L5Abm Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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