# peddler

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɛdlə/ · frequency rank #46,684

## Definitions
1. An itinerant seller of small goods.
2. A drug dealer.
3. A fake-news disseminator; A conspiracy-theory propagator.

## Etymology
From Middle English pedlere, pedlare, pedeler, alteration of Middle English peddere (“hawker, peddler”), of uncertain origin. Compare Medieval Latin pedārius, from Latin pedāre (“to furnish with feet; prop up”).

## Easily confused with
- **puddle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peddler-vs-puddle)
- **paddle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paddle-vs-peddler)
- **peddle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peddle-vs-peddler)

## Common misspellings (9)
`epddler`, `pdedler`, `peddelr`, `peddlerr`, `peddller`, `peddlre`, `pedlder`, `pedler`, `ppeddler`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/peddler