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flour-monger

flour-monger noun: a seller of flour.

Noun

flour-monger (plural flour-mongers)

  1. A seller of flour.
    • […]I heard a ruffian behind saying, “E un farinajuolo” (“He is a meal-monger,” or rather “flour-monger”).1898, “Early Life of John Blackwood”, in Annals of a Oublishing House: John Blackwood, Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, page 11
    • Finally, the department of agriculture maintains practically a year-round surveillance to keep the bread-flour mongers from their greedy grabs.1949 November 24, Holmes Alexander, “War Is On Against Bread Mongers”, in Fort Myers News-Press, Fort Myers, Fla., page 4

flour-monger meaning in Arabic

flour-monger in Arabic

someone who sells flour
دَقَّاق daqqāq

Examples of flour-monger in a sentence

  • “He is buying time because he knows that oilman cannot prove that the money pouch is not mine.” But, even as he had these thoughts, the flour-monger felt the cold stare of Birbal upon him.2001, James Moseley, “Birbal and the Seller of Oil”, in The Ninth Jewel of the Mughal Crown: The Birbal Tales from the Oral Traditions of...
  • “You first,” he said sharply, pointing at the flour-monger.2006, Annette C. Alder, The Knight Sorcerers: Magic Blades, Bloomington, Ind.: AuthorHouse, page 28:

Forms of flour-monger

pluralflour-mongers
alternative formflourmonger

Origin of flour-monger

From flour + monger. Compare the Middle English surname Flurmongester.

Questions about flour-monger

What does flour-monger mean?
Flour-monger means a seller of flour.
What is flour-monger in Arabic?
Flour-monger in Arabic is دَقَّاق (daqqāq). See Flour-monger meaning in Arabic.
How do you use flour-monger in a sentence?
“He is buying time because he knows that oilman cannot prove that the money pouch is not mine.” But, even as he had these thoughts, the flour-monger felt the cold stare of Birbal upon him.
What part of speech is flour-monger?
Flour-monger is a noun.
What is the plural of flour-monger?
The plural of flour-monger is flour-mongers.

Words near flour-monger in the dictionary

  1. flour paste
  2. flour pastes
  3. flour treatment agent
  4. flour treatment agents
  5. flour-delice
  6. flour-monger
  7. floured
  8. flourescence
  9. flourescent
  10. flourier
  11. flouriest

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