hawker

IPA/ˈhɔːkə(r)/
KK[hˈɔkɚ]IPA/ˈhɔːkər/

hawker — noun

  • hawkersingular
  • hawkersplural

1. a person who sells things, usually food or small goods, by standing on a street

1.名詞B1
釋義

a person who sells things, usually food or small goods, by standing on a street or at a market without having a permanent shop building

例句

The hawker set up her stall at the market entrance before the morning rush.

collocation: set up a stall

Yael bought a bowl of hot noodles from a street hawker near the train station.

同義詞
  • vendor

    more general term; a vendor can have a shop or a stall, while a hawker typically moves or has no permanent building

  • peddler

    similar meaning but more old-fashioned; often suggests someone who travels from place to place

  • street seller

    descriptive phrase that clearly refers to someone selling in public spaces

反義詞

文法句型

a/the hawker + verb

hawker as modifier: hawker stall / hawker centre

用法筆記

In Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and parts of Southeast Asia, 'hawker' often refers specifically to a person selling cooked food at a hawker centre — a large open-air food court. In other regions the word may also apply to sellers of non-food items.

常見錯誤

❌The hawker sold vegetables from his supermarket.
✅The hawker sold vegetables from his cart by the roadside.
💡Hawkers operate without a permanent shop or building, not inside a supermarket.

2. a person who keeps, trains, and hunts with hawks or other birds of prey, in the

2.名詞C1
釋義

a person who keeps, trains, and hunts with hawks or other birds of prey, in the sport or practice of falconry

例句

The hawker raised the young peregrine from a chick and taught it to hunt.

also called a falconer

Hui watched as the hawker called the bird back to his leather-gloved hand.

同義詞
  • falconer

    the dominant modern term for a person who trains and hunts with birds of prey; 'hawker' is less common and more specialised

文法句型

a/the hawker + verb

用法筆記

This sense is far less common than the 'street seller' meaning. It appears mainly in writing about falconry, medieval history, or wildlife management. The synonym 'falconer' is used more widely in modern English.

常見錯誤

❌The park hawker flew his hawk at the festival.
✅The falconer flew his hawk at the festival.
💡In modern English, 'falconer' is preferred for this sense to avoid confusion with a street seller.