handseller

English

Etymology

hand +‎ seller

Noun

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

• John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary