monger

[ mong-ger, muhng- ]

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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.

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, adjective

Words Nearby monger

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How to use monger in a sentence

I didn’t know until I went into Bedford Cheese Shop that you could have the monger pick out some cheeses for you based on what you tell them, and they will serve it to you on a plate in a beautiful presentation with a bunch of fixings.
Artisanal American Cheese Was Finally on Top of the World, and Then the World Fell Apart | Jaya Saxena | October 5, 2020 | Eater
“Anyone who takes up this struggle against the regime is labeled a neo-con and a war monger,” he said.
White House Debunks Iran Nuclear Explosion, But Iran Denies Planting Story | Dan Ephron | January 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
This is standard fare for Levin, who is truly a hate monger.
Obama's George Bush Problem | Mark McKinnon | October 4, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
Today salted cod—baccalà—is available in many supermarkets and your fish monger should carry it.
Salt Cod, Scampi, Filet of Grouper | The Daily Beast | December 23, 2008 | THE DAILY BEAST
She heard unpleasant stories touching him through Sylvana, her nurse, an indefatigable gossip-monger.
God Wills It! | William Stearns Davis

But she was much more than a mere fashion-monger: and what has lasted best in her was not mere fashion.
The English Novel | George Saintsbury
He met Scribe, the omnipotent libretto-monger of the day, and of course nothing came of it.
Richard Wagner | John F. Runciman
Pelt′monger, a dealer in skins; Pelt′ry, the skins of animals with the fur on them: furs.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) | Various
Mr. M. said he was no motive-monger; he never arraigned gentlemen for their motives.
Abridgement of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856 (4 of 16 vol.) | Various

British Dictionary definitions for monger

monger

/ (ˈmʌŋɡə) /

noun

(in combination except in archaic use) a trader or dealer: ironmonger
(in combination) a promoter of something unpleasant: warmonger

Origin of monger

Old English mangere, ultimately from Latin mangō dealer; compare Old High German mangari

Derived forms of monger

mongering, noun, adjective

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