fishmonger

[fish-muhng-ger, -mong-] Origin

fish·mon·ger

[fish-muhng-ger, -mong-]
noun Chiefly British.
a dealer in fish, especially for eating.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English fysshmongere. See fish, monger
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fishmonger (ˈfɪʃˌmʌŋɡə)
 
n
chiefly (Brit) a retailer of fish

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fishmonger
mid-15c., from fish + monger.
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