fishmonger

[ fish-mong-ger, -muhng- ]

noun

, Chiefly British.

1. a dealer in fish, especially for eating.

fishmonger

/ ˈfɪʃˌmʌŋɡə /

noun

1. a retailer of fish

Word History and Origins

Origin of fishmonger¹

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

Example Sentences

Ask your fishmonger or market vendor for them next time you’re shopping.

From Eater

Chelsea fishmonger The Lobster Place, which had no power until Friday night, returned to normal business operations on Sunday.

From The Daily Beast

The fishmonger had lately started on himself and was doing well.

From Project Gutenberg

Thus ended his pursuits as a fishmonger, the profit being small and his fatigue very considerable.

From Project Gutenberg

If he could only ask his friend M'Hale, the fishmonger, who was knighted last year, he could tell all about it.

From Project Gutenberg

"'Twas well we did not so manage our affairs, Hans," said a fishmonger's wife, touching her husband's arm archly.

From Project Gutenberg

There he lay in a fishmonger's shop, with a slip of paper marked "ten cash," (1-10 of a cent,) on his back.

From Project Gutenberg