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.

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, adjective

Words nearby monger

moneywort, mong, monge, monge's disease, monged, monger, mongo, mongol, mongol empire, mongolia, mongolian

Words related to mongering

hawk, solicit, canvas, shove, monger, trade, vend, push, market, huckster

Example sentences from the Web for mongering

  • Cornelia grew weary and sick of the excitement, the fashionable chatter, the mongering of low gossips.

    A Friend of Caesar |William Stearns Davis

British Dictionary definitions for mongering

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, adjective

Word Origin for monger

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