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
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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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