monger
[ mong-ger, muhng- ]
noun
a person who is involved with something in a petty or contemptible way (usually used in combination): a gossipmonger.
Chiefly British. a dealer in or trader of a commodity (usually used in combination): fishmonger;cheesemonger.
verb (used with object)
to sell; hawk.
Origin of monger
1First 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; see -er1
Other words from monger
- mon·ger·ing, noun, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for monger
monger
/ (ˈmʌŋɡə) /
noun
(in combination except in archaic use) a trader or dealer: ironmonger
(in combination) a promoter of something unpleasant: warmonger
Origin of monger
1Old English mangere, ultimately from Latin mangō dealer; compare Old High German mangari
Derived forms of monger
- mongering, noun, adjective
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