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monger
[ mong-ger, muhng- ]
/ ˈmɒŋ gər, ˈmʌŋ- /
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noun
a person who is involved with something in a petty or contemptible way (usually used in combination): a gossipmonger.
Chiefly British. a dealer in or trader of a commodity (usually used in combination): fishmonger;cheesemonger.
verb (used with object)
to sell; hawk.
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Origin of monger
First recorded before 1000; Middle English noun monger(e), mounger, Old English mangere, equivalent to mang(ian) “to trade, act as a monger” (ultimately from Latin mangō “salesman”) + -ere agent noun suffix; cognate with Old Norse, Old High German mangari; see -er1
OTHER WORDS FROM monger
mon·ger·ing, noun, adjectiveWords nearby monger
money wages, moneywort, mong, Monge, monged, monger, mongering, Monge's disease, mongo, Mongol, Mongol Empire
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British Dictionary definitions for monger
monger
/ (ˈmʌŋɡə) /
noun
(in combination except in archaic use) a trader or dealerironmonger
(in combination) a promoter of something unpleasantwarmonger
Derived forms of monger
mongering, noun, adjectiveWord Origin for monger
Old English mangere, ultimately from Latin mangō dealer; compare Old High German mangari
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