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[jr2000]

whats a hawker

[woofgang]

street seller or door to door seller.

[murraymints]

A seller

[emmie]

someone who sells goods, street seller, door to door, that's how i remember them coming to our homes, streets..

[boxtops]

Old name for a peddler, as explained here

http://www.memidex.com/hawker+seller

[shoota]

In can also be a falconer although a street vendor is the most common use.

[IggyB]

JR2000 has posted here
http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/History/Question1224639.html

word in question is actually harker

[Old_Geezer]

Unsure it actually means anything. Unless it is someone who listens. Probably just found in place names and things.