fishmonger
Americannoun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of fishmonger
First recorded in 1300–50; fish + monger ( def. )
Example Sentences
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This is where chefs, grocers and fishmongers shop.
From Salon
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
It was from there his dad ran the family fishmonger's, Coakley-Greene, which was established in 1856, and is still running today.
From BBC
She was also the subject of a traditional folk song, which tells the story of a fishmongers' daughter who sold cockles and mussels from a wheelbarrow.
From BBC
The fishmonger and I haggled over the sea bass.
From Salon
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