hawker/ˈhɔːkə/EtymologyProbably Borrowed from Low German or Dutch, from Middle Low German hoker and ultimately from the root of huckster.hawker means A surname originating as an occupation. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 74 out of 100.nameA surname originating as an occupation.A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, named after Charles Hawker.A town in Flinders Ranges council area, South Australia, named after George Charles Hawker.nounA peddler, a huckster, a person who sells easily transportable goods.“The other [witness] was one Sim Doolittle, the fish hawker from Allerfoot, jogging home in his fish cart from Gledsmuir fair.”Any dragonfly of the family Aeshnidae; a darner.A seller of food in a hawker centre.Someone who breeds and trains hawks and other falcons; a falconer.