A pedlar was someone who, in the past, walked from place to place selling small things from a pack or a cart — needles, cloth, cheap toys, pots.

A pedlarpedlar was someone是一種人，who, in the past, walked from place to place過去會到處走動，selling small things from a pack or a cart用一個包袱或推車賣些小東西：needles針、cloth布、cheap toys便宜玩具、pots鍋子。

This is mostly a history-and-story word now. Today we more often say street seller.

This這個字 is mostly a history-and-story word now現在多半是個歷史故事用字。 Today現在 we more often say street seller我們更常說street seller。

Pedlar is the older British spelling; American English usually writes peddler. It can sound old-fashioned.

Pedlar is the older British spellingpedlar是較舊的英式拼法；American English usually writes peddler美式英文通常寫peddler。 It它 can sound old-fashioned可能聽起來老派。

Though actually, people still stretch peddler for someone pushing something you did not ask for — cheap goods, or even rumours — and in some places peddler is also used for a drug seller. For the old travelling seller with a pack, it is just a job word from another time.

Though actually不過其實，people still stretch peddler for someone pushing something you did not ask for人們還是會把peddler引申用在硬推銷你沒要求的東西的人身上——cheap goods廉價貨、or even rumours甚至謠言——and in some places peddler is also used for a drug seller而在某些地方peddler也用來指毒販。 For the old travelling seller with a pack對於那種背著包袱到處賣東西的舊時小販，it is just a job word from another time這只是另一個時代的職業用字。