tranter
Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- noun One who trants; a peddler; a carrier.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- noun Specifically, a seller of fish; a name applied to a boatman who visits vessels in harbor for the purpose of supplying them with fish.
- noun An itinerant peddler; a carrier. Formerly also called ripper.
Examples
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Saying this the tranter arose to fetch a new stock of cider, ale, mead, and home-made wines.
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The tranter, who, coming frequently to the vicarage with luggage, coals, firewood, etc., had none of the awe for its precincts that filled the breasts of most of the others, fixed his eyes firmly on the knocker during this interval of waiting.
Note
The word 'tranter' may come from a Latin word meaning "to transport".
