peddles
Vends from cart
Peddles is the third-person singular of peddle, meaning to sell goods, typically by going from place to place: He peddles vegetables from a cart.
Extended uses carry connotations of persistent or questionable promotion: She peddles conspiracy theories online, a lobbyist who peddles influence.
The word often implies something slightly disreputable about what's being sold or how it's being sold.
Roving vocal merchant
- vendorOne who sells goods
- street sellerOutdoor retail merchant
- waresItems offered for sale
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
cart · stall · sidewalk · market · goods · trinkets · souvenirs · pushcart
One who sells goods
- trafficsTrades, often unlawfully
- suppliesResources for a task
- distributesApportions to multiple parties
- narcoticsDrugs inducing sleep, numbness
contraband · substances · illegal · street corner · pusher · underworld · black market · illicit
Distributes over area
- promotesAdvocates or elevates
- pushesApplies force outward
- advocatesThose who support causes
- disseminatesDistributes information broadly
propagates · circulates · influences · ideas · ideology · propaganda · narrative · agenda
hawker
Roving vocal merchant
- vendorOne who sells goods
- street sellerOutdoor retail merchant
- waresItems offered for sale
merchandise · cart · stall · sidewalk · market · goods · trinkets · souvenirs · pushcart · doorstep
dealer
One who sells goods
- trafficsTrades, often unlawfully
- suppliesResources for a task
- distributesApportions to multiple parties
narcotics · contraband · substances · illegal · street corner · pusher · underworld · black market · illicit · smuggles
spreads
Distributes over area
disseminates · propagates · circulates · influences · ideas · ideology · propaganda · narrative · agenda · misinformation
broker
Transaction intermediary for hire
- favorsPreferences or courtesies
- connectionsRelationships between things
- accessRight to enter
lobbying · backroom · deals · corruption · kickbacks · bribes · power · political · insider · networking
- selling verbshawks, vends, markets, retails, wholesales
peddlessuppresses
Actively prevents expression
bans · censors · prohibits · confiscates · withholds
peddleshoards
Hidden valuable caches
stockpiles · collects · amasses · accumulates · gathers
- influence peddlingSelling political access
- dope peddlerIllegal drug seller