fishmonger
Americannoun
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fishmongers
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noun
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Etymology
Origin of fishmonger
First recorded in 1300–50; fish + monger ( def. )
Vocabulary lists containing fishmonger
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I was a fishmonger, barely a teen, back in the ’70s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
"We are being brought to the slaughter house," says fishmonger Jaco Koman.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 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
“Will you please stop shrieking like a fishmonger and run along? Don’t you have a bottle of muscatel baking in the oven? Now let me alone. I’m very nervous.”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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
Matsuhisa bows to euphoric local fishmongers, does a lot of hugs and selfies with his staff, visits his roots in Japan and Peru.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2025
There are also concerns about a shortage of crabs, scallops and lobsters in restaurants and fishmongers.
From BBC ● May 19, 2025
“The gossip of fishmongers is not to ; be relied on. Still, I suppose Griff will want to hear. You know how he is.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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