The Collaborative International Dictionary
Howadji
Howadji \How*adj"i\, n. [Ar.]
A traveler.
A merchant; -- so called in the East because merchants were formerly the chief travelers.
Wiktionary
howadji
n. 1 A traveller. 2 A merchant in the East (so called because merchants were formerly the chief travellers).
Usage examples of "howadji".
Seated on the mastaba bench outside his shop, he was importuning passersby in the traditional fashion and in a mixture of languages: “Oh, Howadji, I have beautiful antiquities!