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monger

[ mong-ger, muhng- ]

noun

  1. a person who is involved with something in a petty or contemptible way (usually used in combination):

    a gossipmonger.

  2. Chiefly British. a dealer in or trader of a commodity (usually used in combination): cheesemonger.

    fishmonger;

    cheesemonger.



verb (used with object)

  1. to sell; hawk.

monger

/ ˈmʌŋɡə /

noun

  1. in combination except in archaic use a trader or dealer

    ironmonger

  2. in combination a promoter of something unpleasant

    warmonger



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Derived Forms

  • ˈmongering, nounadjective

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Other Words From

  • mon·ger·ing noun adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of monger1

First recorded before 1000; Middle English noun monger(e), mounger, Old English mangere, equivalent to mang(ian) “to trade, act as a monger” (ultimately from Latin mangō “salesman”) + -ere agent noun suffix; cognate with Old Norse, Old High German mangari; -er 1

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Word History and Origins

Origin of monger1

Old English mangere, ultimately from Latin mangō dealer; compare Old High German mangari

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Example Sentences

“Anyone who takes up this struggle against the regime is labeled a neo-con and a war monger,” he said.

This is standard fare for Levin, who is truly a hate monger.

Today salted cod—baccalà—is available in many supermarkets and your fish monger should carry it.

She heard unpleasant stories touching him through Sylvana, her nurse, an indefatigable gossip-monger.

But she was much more than a mere fashion-monger: and what has lasted best in her was not mere fashion.

He met Scribe, the omnipotent libretto-monger of the day, and of course nothing came of it.

Pelt′monger, a dealer in skins; Pelt′ry, the skins of animals with the fur on them: furs.

Mr. M. said he was no motive-monger; he never arraigned gentlemen for their motives.

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