cheesemonger
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of cheesemonger
First recorded in 1500–50; cheese 1 ( def. ) + monger ( def. )
Example Sentences
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It was meant to resemble Murray’s Cheese, the famous cheesemonger in New York City’s Greenwich Village, which Kroger bought in 2017.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026
Perhaps that’s why I recently keep returning to “Cheese Magic: Seasonal Plates, Recipes, and Pairings” by Erika Kubick, a former cheesemonger and practicing witch.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2025
DiBergi finds Tufnel working as a cheesemonger in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Smalls as the proprietor of London glue museum and St Hubbins living in Los Angeles making answering machine jingles.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2025
Some merchants — a cheesemonger, a produce vendor, a baker — said that they had long counted local householders as their main customers, but that picnic-sized portions for tourists yielded cash bonanzas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2024
“Have no fear, I won’t kill you, you are no kin of mine. Might I see what the cheesemonger wrote? I do love to read about myself.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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