monger

American  

[mong-ger, muhng-] / ˈmɒŋ gər, ˈmʌŋ- /

noun

1. a person who is involved with something in a petty or contemptible way (usually used in combination).

   a gossipmonger.

2. Chiefly British. a dealer in or trader of a commodity (usually used in combination): cheesemonger.

   fishmonger;

   cheesemonger.

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verb (used with object)

1. to sell; hawk.

monger British  

/ ˈmʌŋɡə /

noun

1. (in combination except in archaic use) a trader or dealer

   ironmonger

2. (in combination) a promoter of something unpleasant

   warmonger

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Other Word Forms

• mongering noun

Etymology

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; -er ¹

Example Sentences

Opposition parties have told the BBC the Reform motion is "fear mongering" and the language "shameful".

From BBC

It may be a little too early to call "green shoots", but it is also the case that the doom mongering about the UK economy has been overdone too.

From BBC

Kraft mac and cheese, first sold in 1937 for 19 cents a box, was the creation of Chicago cheese monger James L. Kraft, who got his start selling cheese from a horse-drawn wagon.

From The Wall Street Journal

Fear mongers warn that AI will hollow out artistic expression, de-skill entire professions, and damage our capacity for original thought.

From The Wall Street Journal

Nazarian said that immigration agents appearing at the tiny home village would be a “fear mongering” tactic.

From Los Angeles Times