noun
Refers to someone who is easily influenced by superstitions or omens, often in a light or teasing way.
彼は縁起をかつぐ担ぎ屋で、毎朝おみくじを引いている。
He's a superstitious person who believes in omens, and draws a fortune slip every morning.
noun
practical joker; prankster
Someone who enjoys playing tricks or teasing others; the nuance comes from 担ぐ meaning 'to trick' or 'to pull someone's leg'.
あの担ぎ屋はまた嘘のニュースを流して皆を驚かせた。
That prankster spread fake news again and surprised everyone.
noun
peddler; itinerant salesman; black-market peddler
Historically refers to a street vendor carrying goods on a pole over the shoulder. The black-market sense is specifically post-WWII.
戦後の混乱期、担ぎ屋が闇市で物資を売り歩いていた。
In the chaotic post-war period, black-market peddlers went around selling goods in the black markets.
The verb meaning 'to carry on one's shoulder' or 'to trick'; 担ぎ屋 is derived from this verb and inherits both meanings.
From 担ぐ (かつぐ, 'to carry on one's shoulder' or 'to trick') + 屋 (や, 'person' or 'shop'). The peddler sense comes from carrying goods on a pole over the shoulder; the superstitious and joker senses come from the 'trick' meaning of 担ぐ.