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cos⋅ter⋅mon⋅ger
/
ˈkɒs
tərˌmʌŋ
gər
,
-ˌmɒŋ-
,
ˈkɔ
stər-
/
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[
kos
-ter-muhng-ger
,
-mong-
,
kaw
-ster-
]
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–noun
1.
Also called
coster.
a hawker of fruit, vegetables, fish, etc.
–verb (used without object)
2.
to sell fruit, vegetables, fish, etc., from a cart, barrow, or stall in the streets; coster.
Origin:
1505–15;
earlier
costerdmonger.
See
costard
,
monger
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cos·ter·mon·ger
(kŏs'tər-mŭng'gər, -mŏng'-)
n.
Chiefly British
One who sells fruit, vegetables, fish, or other goods from a cart, barrow, or stand in the streets.
[Obsolete
costard-monger
:
costard
+
monger
.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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