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mon·ger
(mŭng′gər, mŏng′-)n.
1. A dealer in a specific commodity. Often used in combination: an ironmonger.
2. A person promoting something undesirable or discreditable. Often used in combination: a scandalmonger; a warmonger.
tr.v. mon·gered, mon·ger·ing, mon·gers
To peddle.
[Middle English mongere, from Old English mangere, from Latin mangō, dealer in slaves, probably of Greek origin.]
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monger
(ˈmʌŋɡə)n
1. (Commerce) (in combination except in archaic use) a trader or dealer: ironmonger.
2. (in combination) a promoter of something unpleasant: warmonger.
[Old English mangere, ultimately from Latin mangō dealer; compare Old High German mangari]
ˈmongering n, adj
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mon•ger
(ˈmʌŋ gər, ˈmɒŋ-)n.
1. a person who is involved with something in a petty or contemptible way (usu. used in combination): a gossipmonger.
2. Chiefly Brit. a dealer in or trader of a commodity (usu. used in combination): fishmonger.
v.t. 3. to sell; hawk.
[before 1000; Middle English (n.); Old English mangere=mang(ian) to trade, act as a monger (« Latin mangō salesman) + -ere -er1]
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| Noun | 1. |  monger - someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be soldart dealer - a dealer in works of art requiring esthetic evaluation barterer - a trader who exchanges goods and not money bibliopole, bibliopolist - a dealer in secondhand books (especially rare or curious books) cheesemonger - someone who sells cheese cutler - a dealer in cutlery draper - a dealer in fabrics and sewing materials (and sometimes in clothing and drygoods) fence - a dealer in stolen property fishmonger, fishwife - someone who sells fish horse trader - a hard bargainer hardwareman, ironmonger - someone who sells hardware; "in England they call a hardwareman an ironmonger" mercer - a dealer in textiles (especially silks) merchandiser, merchant - a businessperson engaged in retail trade slopseller, slop-seller - a dealer in cheap ready-made clothing stamp dealer - a dealer in stamps (whose customers are stamp collectors) stock trader - someone who buys and sells stock shares |
| Verb | 1. |  monger - sell or offer for sale from place to place |
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