peddled
Pushed for sale
Peddled is the past tense of peddle, meaning to sell goods by going from place to place: He peddled vegetables from a cart.
More often now, peddle describes spreading or promoting something, usually with negative connotations: peddling conspiracy theories, peddling influence.
A drug dealer peddles drugs; a lobbyist peddles access.
Roving vocal merchant
- vendorOne who sells goods
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
- goodsThings for sale
- waresItems offered for sale
trinket · souvenir · street · stall · market · bazaar · cart · door-to-door
Power to affect others
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- misinformationFalse data spread unintentionally
- narrativeAccount of events
- ideologyStructured belief framework
conspiracy · lies · falsehood · rhetoric · agenda · myth · rumor · gossip
One who sells goods
- contrabandProhibited trade goods
- narcoticsDrugs inducing sleep, numbness
- illicitProhibited by law
- smuggledMoved goods illegally
black market · underground · substance · trafficking · pusher · cartel · illegal · controlled
hawker
Roving vocal merchant
- vendorOne who sells goods
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
- goodsThings for sale
wares · trinket · souvenir · street · stall · market · bazaar · cart · door-to-door · sidewalk
influence
Power to affect others
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- misinformationFalse data spread unintentionally
- narrativeAccount of events
ideology · conspiracy · lies · falsehood · rhetoric · agenda · myth · rumor · gossip · disinformation
dealer
One who sells goods
- contrabandProhibited trade goods
- narcoticsDrugs inducing sleep, numbness
- illicitProhibited by law
smuggled · black market · underground · substance · trafficking · pusher · cartel · illegal · controlled · distribution
- influence peddlingSelling political access
- dope peddlerIllegal drug seller