A hawker is a vendor of merchandise that can be easily transported; the term is roughly synonymous with costermonger or peddler. In most places where the term is used, a hawker sells inexpensive goods, handicrafts, or food items.
Hawkers transported their goods in different ways. Some walked the streets in search of customers, carrying their goods around in baskets attached to a shoulder yoke, or in trays balanced on heads. Others used barrows, bicycles, tricycles or carts fitted with cooking equipment to move around.
A travelling salesman or pedlar. In 1888 hawkers were legally distinguished from pedlars by the ruling that pedlars travelled on foot and hawkers by horse/donkey. A hawker also is a person who bred and trained hawks.
Peddlers — also known as hawkers and pitchmen — travel from town to town, especially with a carnival or circus. Peddlers are also found on the street, selling many different things, from jewelry to DVDs.
A hawker job is a type of employment in which a person sells products or services directly in public places such as streets, markets, and parks. Hawkers may also sell their goods or services door-to-door or solicit customers who are outside of these public places.
The street hawker's life takes work. He works in all weather conditions, whether the scorching summer heat, the heavy rain, or the cold winter. Despite the hardship, he rarely loses his cheerful mood. He is always ready to bargain and offers his goods at a reasonable price.
English (western England): occupational name for someone who trained hawks or engaged in the sport of hawking from Middle English hauker 'falconer hawker' (Old English hafocere). Hawking was a major medieval sport and the provision and training of hawks for a feudal lord was not an uncommon obligation in lieu of rent.
Hawker was proclaimed on 1 July 1880 and named after the Honourable George Charles Hawker, who was born in London in 1819. George Charles Hawker was a grazier and entered South Australian parliament in 1858.
Historically, ancestors with itinerant occupations may be recorded as hawkers or pedlars but not all were Gypsies. The same applies to the many agricultural labourers living in tents listed in the Surrey census returns.
Street-sellers were responsible for supplying slum inhabitants as well as some working-class and middle-class people with a range of items such as food, clothing, stationary and miscellaneous goods, for example, old cooking ware.
In addition to tinware, Yankee peddlers sold pins, gunpowder, clocks, cloth, buttons, and more. Since many of these items were for sewing or kitchen use, it was usually the woman's job to barter for her necessities and luxuries.
Hawker centres serve as “community dining rooms” where people from diverse backgrounds share the experience of dining over breakfast, lunch and dinner. One can see freshly prepared food at the hawker stalls and hear multi-lingual exchanges made over meals in a lively atmosphere.
They organise their own work. They know how much to purchase, as well as where and how to set up their shops. Their shops are usually temporary structures. Sometimes just some boards or papers spread over discarded boxes or may be canvas sheet hung up on a few poles.
English (western England): occupational name for someone who trained hawks or engaged in the sport of hawking from Middle English hauker 'falconer hawker' (Old English hafocere).
In 1963, the "Hawker" brand name was dropped, along with those of the sister companies; the Hawker P. 1127 was the last aircraft to carry the brand name.
Hawker Culture in Singapore is an integral part of the way of life for Singaporeans, where people from all walks of life gather at hawker centres to dine and bond over their favourite hawker food, which are prepared by hawkers.
The difference between a hawker and a shopkeeper is that a hawker does not have a fixed shop, that is, he sells his products from street to street by roaming around. Whereas a shopkeeper has a fixed shop and people come to shop to purchase things.
Answer. Answer: The hawker was never in a hurry because there was no road which he had to take , no fixed place where he had to go and no time for him to reach his home . He was free to roam about in the open streets and sell his crystal bangles as long as he felt like .
Well, generally, a hawker centre is an open-air commercial property – many are over two or more floors – where people cook on a permanent stall. These stalls may have their own seats but, usually, there is a large communal seating area. This allows everyone in your party to try different foods from various stalls.
Dating as far back as the 1800s, hawker culture in Singapore originated from the early migrant population selling quick, affordable meals on street pavements, in town squares and parks – wherever they could set up their makeshift stalls.
