monger

English

Etymology

Old English mangere, from Proto-Germanic *mangojan, from Latin mango "dealer, trader".

Noun

monger (plural mongers)

1. (UK) A dealer in a specific commodity, normally used in combination

   costermonger fishmonger ironmonger

2. A person promoting something undesirable, always used in combination

   warmonger

Derived terms

terms derived from monger

airmonger apple-monger ballad-monger, balladmonger barbermonger bookmonger boroughmonger carpet-monger, carpetmonger ceremony-monger cheesemonger cockmonger corn-monger costermonger defeatmonger eirmonger fancymonger fashion-monger, fashionmonger fellmonger fishmonger flashmonger fleshmonger

foolmonger gossipmonger grievance-monger hatemonger haymonger horsemonger ideamonger ironmonger jobmonger lawmonger lease-monger Lightmonger loanmonger lovemonger mass-monger maxim-monger meal-monger merit-monger miracle-monger money-monger

mongering -mongery muck-monger murdermonger mutton-monger mystery-monger newsmonger nostrum-monger panic-monger, panicmonger pardon-monger peacemonger pearmonger peltmonger phrase-monger, phrasemonger place-monger, placemonger pleasuremonger prophecy-monger pupil-monger

questmonger relic-monger rule-monger rumormonger, rumourmonger scandal-monger, scandalmonger scaremonger spoilsmonger starmonger statemonger system-monger versemonger warmonger whoremonger witchmonger wit-monger wonder-monger woodmonger wordmonger

Translations

dealer

Swedish: månglare (sv) c.

Verb

monger (third-person singular simple present mongers, present participle mongering, simple past and past participle mongered)

1. (transitive, UK) To sell or peddle something

Translations

sell

Swedish: mångla (sv), kränga (sv), sälja (sv)

Anagrams

• morgen