monger
[ muhng-ger, mong- ]
/ ˈmʌŋ gər, ˈmɒŋ- /
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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
before 1000; Middle English (noun); Old English mangere, equivalent to mang(ian) “to trade, act as a monger” (≪ Latin mangō “salesman”) + -ere -er1; cognate with Old Norse, Old High German mangari
OTHER WORDS FROM monger
mon·ger·ing, noun, adjectiveWords nearby monger
money wages, moneywort, mong, Monge, monged, monger, Monge's disease, mongo, Mongol, Mongol Empire, Mongolia
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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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