handseller

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

hand +‎ seller

Noun[edit]

handseller (plural handsellers)

  1. (archaic) A cheapjack, or itinerant seller.
    • 1876, William Green, Charles Hindley, The Life and Adventures of a Cheap Jack, page 109:
      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.

References[edit]

  • John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary
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