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fleshmonger

fleshmonger noun: one who deals in flesh; hence, a pimp, procurer, or pander.

Noun

fleshmonger (plural fleshmongers)

  1. (archaic) One who deals in flesh; hence, a pimp, procurer, or pander.
    • Carnarius. A boucher: also a fleshmonger.1578, Thomas Cooper, Thesaurus linguæ Romanæ & Britannicæ […], London: [Henry Denham]
  2. A butcher.

Forms of fleshmonger

pluralfleshmongers

Origin of fleshmonger

From Middle English fleshmongere, from Old English flǣsċmangere; equivalent to flesh + monger.

Questions about fleshmonger

What does fleshmonger mean?
Fleshmonger means one who deals in flesh; hence, a pimp, procurer, or pander.
What part of speech is fleshmonger?
Fleshmonger is a noun.
What is the plural of fleshmonger?
The plural of fleshmonger is fleshmongers.

Words near fleshmonger in the dictionary

  1. fleshmeat
  2. fleshmeats
  3. fleshmeet
  4. fleshmeets
  5. fleshment
  6. fleshmonger
  7. fleshmongers
  8. fleshpot
  9. fleshpots
  10. fleshpottery
  11. fleshquake

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