fishmonger

[ fish-mong-ger, -muhng- ]

nounChiefly British.
  1. a dealer in fish, especially for eating.

Origin of fishmonger

1
First recorded in 1300–50; fish + monger

Words Nearby fishmonger

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How to use fishmonger in a sentence

  • "'Twas well we did not so manage our affairs, Hans," said a fishmonger's wife, touching her husband's arm archly.

    Joan of the Sword Hand | S(amuel) R(utherford) Crockett
  • There he lay in a fishmonger's shop, with a slip of paper marked "ten cash," (1-10 of a cent,) on his back.

    Japanese Fairy World | William Elliot Griffis

British Dictionary definitions for fishmonger

fishmonger

/ (ˈfɪʃˌmʌŋɡə) /


noun
  1. mainly British a retailer of fish

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