What does tranter mean?
Tranter means (obsolete, UK, dialect) a peddler..
Tranter
Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Meaning
(obsolete, UK, dialect) a peddler..
Example Sentences
1879, William Barnes, Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect, Dobbin Dead An’ he met wi’ zome yew-twigs the men had a-cast Vrom the yew-tree, in churchyard, the road that he past. He wer pweison’d. (1.) O dear, ’tis a hard loss to bear, Vor a tranter’s whole bread is a-lost wi’ his meäre;
Through the open doorway of a small inner room on the left hand, of a character between pantry and cellar, was Dick Dewy’s father, Reuben, by vocation a ‘tranter’, or irregular carrier.
...the persons tenanting these few houses included two retired military officers, one old navy lieutenant, a small farmer and tranter, a relieving officer and registrar, and an old militiaman […]
Synonyms for tranter
Antonyms for tranter
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Word Forms
- tranters
- traunter
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1879, William Barnes, Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect, Dobbin Dead An’ he met wi’ zome yew-twigs the men had a-cast Vrom the yew-tree, in churchyard, the road that he past. He wer pweison’d. (1.) O dear, ’tis a hard loss to bear, Vor a tranter’s whole bread is a-lost wi’ his meäre;
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