Learn English – What do we call people who stand in the street food shops selling their stuffs
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What do they call them in the UK?
Best Answer
'Street seller' and 'Street vendor' are fairly neutral terms, but two words rather than a single word.
'Hawker' and 'Peddler' / 'Pedlar' (Br.E.) are also used, but might have a more negative connotation (I'm not 100% sure, I'm not a native speaker). They're also used for people selling other kind of goods than food, and from e.g. a blanket rather than a cart.
one who offers merchandise (such as fresh produce) for sale along the street or from door to door
The answer depends on the physical nature of what the place is - it might be a stall, a cart, a van, or something else.
In the case of the sellers pictured, they are located at what appears to be a stall (a table on the street), or a cart (it looks like it has wheels).
Edit: In the US, a van that sells food is idiomatically referred to as a "food truck". You will no doubt be understood elsewhere if you use that expression, but in the UK, without the "food" qualifier, a "truck" and "van" are not the same thing.
Best Answer
'Street seller' and 'Street vendor' are fairly neutral terms, but two words rather than a single word.
'Hawker' and 'Peddler' / 'Pedlar' (Br.E.) are also used, but might have a more negative connotation (I'm not 100% sure, I'm not a native speaker). They're also used for people selling other kind of goods than food, and from e.g. a blanket rather than a cart.
(source: Merriam-Webster)