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Trudge vs Peddler - What's the difference?

trudge | peddler |

As nouns the difference between trudge and peddler

is that trudge is a tramp, ie a long and tiring walk while peddler is an itinerant seller of small goods; a hawker.

As a verb trudge

is to walk wearily with heavy, slow steps.

trudge

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A tramp, i.e. a long and tiring walk.

    • Verb

    (trudg)
  • To walk wearily with heavy, slow steps.
  • * 2014, (Paul Salopek), Blessed. Cursed. Claimed. , National Geographic (December 2014)[http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2014/12/pilgrim-roads/salopek-text]
    • This famous archaeological site marks the farthest limit of human migration out of Africa in the middle Stone Age—the outer edge of our knowledge of the cosmos. I trudge to the caves in a squall.
  • To trudge along or over a route etc.

    • Derived terms

    * trudger

    References

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    peddler

    English

    Alternative forms

    * pedlar (UK )

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An itinerant seller of small goods; a hawker.
  • A dealer in illegal drugs.

    • External links

    * (wikipedia "peddler") English agent nouns