fishmonger

[ fish-mong-ger, -muhng- ]

/ ˈfɪʃˌmɒŋ gər, -ˌmʌŋ- /

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noun Chiefly British.

a dealer in fish, especially for eating.

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Origin of fishmonger

First recorded in 1300–50; fish + monger

Words nearby fishmonger

fish knife, fish ladder, fishline, fish louse, fish meal, fishmonger, fishnet, Fish or cut bait, fish out, Fish out of water, fishplate

How to use fishmonger in a sentence

Ask your fishmonger or market vendor for them next time you’re shopping.
A Hearty Lasagna Recipe That Swaps Ground Beef for Ground Tuna|Monica Burton|September 1, 2021|Eater
Chelsea fishmonger The Lobster Place, which had no power until Friday night, returned to normal business operations on Sunday.
New York’s Sushi Business Comes Back After Hurricane Sandy|Lauren Streib|November 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The fishmonger had lately started on himself and was doing well.
Auld Licht Idylls|J. M. Barrie
Thus ended his pursuits as a fishmonger, the profit being small and his fatigue very considerable.
Yorkshire Oddities, Incidents and Strange Events|S. Baring-Gould

If he could only ask his friend M'Hale, the fishmonger, who was knighted last year, he could tell all about it.
The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II)|Charles James Lever
"'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

mainly British a retailer of fish

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