monger
[ muhng-ger, mong- ]
/ ˈmʌŋ gər, ˈmɒŋ- /
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
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
moneywort,
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monge's disease,
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mongol,
mongol empire,
mongolia,
mongolian
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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
Derived forms of monger
mongering, noun, adjectiveWord Origin for monger
Old English
mangere, ultimately from Latin
mangō dealer; compare Old High German
mangari