夜よ商人あきんど

noun

night shopkeeper; night storekeeper; night-hawker

Historical term for a merchant who sold goods at night, often from a stall or while walking the streets. Not commonly used in modern Japanese; encountered in historical or period contexts.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには夜よ商人あきんどが夜よるの街まちで商あきないをしていた。

  In the Edo period, night shopkeepers did business in the nighttime streets.