hawker
/ˈhɔːkə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhɔːkər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhȯ-kər/ (ame, mw)
hawker — 名詞
- hawkersingular
- hawkersplural
1. A person who sells food, drinks, or goods by walking around busy public areas su
小販；攤販
在街頭或市場流動販售商品的人
A person who sells food, drinks, or goods by walking around busy public areas such as streets, markets, or festivals, typically carrying their items or using a small cart rather than a permanent shop.
Tourists love the grilled squid that a local hawker sells from a small cart.
逛夜市的遊客都很喜歡一位當地小販推著小車賣的烤魚。
collocation: night market hawker
Mei-Lin bought a bag of warm peanuts from a hawker near the baseball stadium.
Mei-Lin 在棒球場附近向小販買了一袋熱花生。
A street hawker named Oluwaseun pushed his mango cart while calling to passersby.
一位名叫 Oluwaseun 的街頭小販推著芒果推車向路人叫賣。
During the temple festival, hawkers lined the road selling snacks and drinks.
寺廟慶典期間，攤販在路邊排開，販售零食和饮料。
Diego, a fruit hawker, sold mangoes from a folding table at the street corner.
Diego 是水果小販，在街角用一張摺疊桌賣芒果。
- vendor
a general term for anyone who sells something; broader than hawker and used for licensed sellers too
- peddler
someone who travels around selling goods; slightly old-fashioned and can have a negative tone
- stallholder
a person who runs a stall at a market; implies a fixed spot rather than walking around
- shopkeeper
a person who runs a permanent retail store, rather than selling on the street
用法筆記
In Singapore, Malaysia, and Hong Kong, the word 'hawker' commonly refers to food vendors who operate at open-air food courts known as 'hawker centres', which are a major part of local food culture.
常見錯誤
2. A person who hunts with a trained hawk or falcon as a sport, or who keeps, breed
馴鷹者；養鷹人
飼養和訓練獵鷹進行獵獹的人
A person who hunts with a trained hawk or falcon as a sport, or who keeps, breeds, and cares for these birds of prey for the purpose of falconry.
Kenji spent two years as a hawker's apprentice, learning to train a young falcon.
Kenji 當了兩年馴鷹學徒，學習訓練一隻年輕的獵鷹。
apprenticeship pattern: hawker's apprentice + train
At the falconry festival, a veteran hawker showed how her hawk catches prey in flight.
在獵鷹節上，一位資深馴鷹者展示她的獵鷹如何在空中捕獲獵物。
Arun's aunt has been a licensed hawker for two decades and now teaches falconry.
Arun 的阿姨已經持有馴鷹執照二十年，現在教授獵鷹術。
The hawker examined each wing feather carefully before releasing the hawk at dawn.
養鷹人在黎明前仔細檢查了每根翼羽，才放開獵鷹去獵獹。
Svetlana watched a traditional hawker hunt with a trained golden eagle in Mongolia.
Svetlana 在蒙古觀看一位傳統馴鷹者用訓練過的金鵰進行獵獹。
- falconer
the more common term; 'falconer' can refer to someone who keeps any bird of prey, while 'hawker' specifically implies hawks
- austringer
a specialist who keeps and trains hawks specifically; a very rare and technical term