fishmonger
Americannoun
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fishmongers
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Etymology
Origin of fishmonger
First recorded in 1300–50; fish + monger ( def. )
Vocabulary lists containing fishmonger
Example Sentences
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I was a fishmonger, barely a teen, back in the ’70s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
“One adapts,” said González, the fishmonger, as she cracked ice over the catch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026
"This suffering is too much," said Iyabo Olaleye, a fishmonger who lost two houses.
From Barron's ● Jan. 16, 2026
"Obviously you can bank your cash right away, you don't have to worry about having cash on the premises," said Mrs Harrison, a former fishmonger who has lived in Looe all her life.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2024
It was finally decided that the fishmonger, who had the island’s largest stockpile of ice, would keep him cool in the back of his shop, among salmon and cod and other things.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
People routinely tried to sell us different kinds of softshell turtles and other species that were highly restricted, assuming we fishmongers were as indifferent as they were to the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
The government decided not to back a previous proposal for more businesses including butchers and fishmongers to open on the public holiday.
From Barron's ● May 1, 2026
There are also concerns about a shortage of crabs, scallops and lobsters in restaurants and fishmongers.
From BBC ● May 19, 2025
And like every other tourist, I linger near the fishmongers so I can see them flinging fish and hollering at each other.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2024
I inquired of fishmongers, bakers, the officials who weighed the bread.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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