costermonger
[ kos-ter-muhng-ger, -mong-, kaw-ster- ]
/ ˈkɒs tərˌmʌŋ gər, -ˌmɒŋ-, ˈkɔ stər- /
noun
Also called coster.
a hawker of fruit, vegetables, fish, etc.
verb (used without object)
to sell fruit, vegetables, fish, etc., from a cart, barrow, or stall in the streets; coster.
Words nearby costermonger
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costmary,
costner
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British Dictionary definitions for costermonger
costermonger
coster
/ (ˈkɒstəˌmʌŋɡə) /
noun
British rare
a person who sells fruit, vegetables, etc, from a barrow
Word Origin for costermonger
C16:
coster-, from
costard +
monger