peddler
noun [ C ] uk/ˈped.lər/ us/ˈped.lɚ/ (UK also pedlar)
(尤指旧时沿街叫卖的)小贩
especially in the past, a person who travelled to different places to sell small goods, usually by going from house to house
disapproving(思想的)散布者,兜售者
someone who gives ideas to other people
a peddler of New Age philosophies 到处散布新时代哲学思想的人
(drug) peddler old-fashioned 毒品贩子
someone who sells illegal drugs to people
I wish the police would arrest all the drug peddlers that hang around in our local park.
She was often found hanging out with suspected peddlers.
They didn't usually jail first-time drug peddlers.
Police issued photos of the man, thought to be a major drug peddler in Manchester.
With the increase in tourism, drug peddlers have become more of a problem.