handseller

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noun

A cheapjack, or itinerant seller.

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Meanings

nounhandseller (plural handsellers)

plural handsellers

  1. archaicA cheapjack, or itinerant seller.

    And I have no hesitation in saying, “we three”—viz., Aaron Jessell, William Green, and Friday, were a match for any six handsellers then on the road, masters or men.

    1876, William Green, Charles Hindley, The Life and Adventures of a Cheap Jack, page 109

Origin

From hand + seller.

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APA

handseller. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handseller

MLA

“handseller.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handseller. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “handseller,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handseller.

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