fancymonger

English

Alternative forms

fancy-monger

Etymology

fancy +‎ monger

Noun

fancymonger (plural fancymongers)

1. (obsolete) A lovemonger; a whimsical lover.
   • c. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii], page 1459:

     If I could meet that fancy-monger, I would give him some good counsel, for he seems to have the quotidian of love upon him.

References

• “fancymonger”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.