[fur trade] Pedlar is a term used in Canadian history to refer to English-speaking independent fur traders from Montreal who competed with the Hudson`s Bay Company in western Canada from about 1770 to 1803. After 1779 they were mostly absorbed by the North West Company. The name was first used by the Hudson`s Bay Company to refer French cou... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedlar_(fur_trade)
A pedlar is a person who travels around carrying small goods for sale. The term is especially applied to a person who calls from door to door offering goods for sale which they carry in a pack. Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/CXP.HTM