An archaic or dialectal term for a person who sells or peddles goods, particularly minor or trivial items; historically, a gossip or person spreading rumors.
Compound of 'breath' (Old English 'braeth') and 'seller'. This rare medieval term likely referred to someone whose goods were as insubstantial as breath, or metaphorically to spreaders of empty talk and rumors.
Medieval people used 'breathseller' as an insult implying someone sold worthless goods or spread meaningless gossip—a brilliant way to dismiss merchants and gossipers without directly calling them liars.
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