From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Hawker \Hawk"er\ (h[add]k"[~e]r), noun One who sells wares by crying them in the street; hence, a peddler or a packman. --Swift.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Hawker \Hawk"er\, verb (used without an object) To sell goods by outcry in the street. [Obs.] --Hudibras.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Hawker \Hawk"er\, noun [Cf. AS. hafecere. See 1st {Hawk}.] A falconer.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals) [syn: {peddler}, {pedlar}, {packman}, {pitchman}]
2: a person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the sport of falconry [syn: {falconer}]
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