fishmonger

American

[fish-mong-ger, -muhng-] / ˈfɪʃˌmɒŋ gər, -ˌmʌŋ- /

noun

Chiefly British.

a dealer in fish, especially for eating.

fishmonger British

/ ˈfɪʃˌmʌŋɡə /

noun

a retailer of fish

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Etymology

Origin of fishmonger

First recorded in 1300–50; fish + monger ( def. )

Vocabulary lists containing fishmonger

"The Tragedy of Hamlet," Vocabulary from Act 2

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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

The fishmonger and I haggled over the sea bass.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2025

“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

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