souvenir vendor

Trinket booth operator

A souvenir vendor is a person or business selling mementos at tourist destinations—T-shirts, magnets, keychains, postcards, and similar items meant to commemorate a visit.

They cluster near landmarks, beaches, and popular attractions: Souvenir vendors lined the streets outside the Colosseum.

The term often implies goods of modest quality sold at marked-up prices.

Related

bazaar · flea market · open air market · keepsake · memento · postcard · magnet · tchotchke · haggle · beachside · beach towel · kiosk · peddler · street corner · knickknack · snow globe · marketplace · sidewalk

Opposites
commercial role

souvenir vendorcollector

One who gathers items

customer · tourist · wholesaler · shopper · importer

tourism industry function

souvenir vendormuseum guide

Exhibition tour narrator

tour guide · docent · park ranger · concierge · museum curator

permanence of goods

souvenir vendorstreet performer

Public entertainer seeking tips

busker · tour operator

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G