monger

Also used as

monger is also the clipping of whoremonger.

Examples of monger in a sentence

• For the freshest wild catch, ask your monger when the fish are running.2005 November, “The Food Lovers Guide to Los Angeles: 46 Great Ways to Please Your Palate”, in Kit Rachlis, editor, Los Angeles, volume 50...
• If I could meet that Fancie-monger, I vvould giue him ſome good counſel, for he ſeemes to have the Quotidian of Loue vpon him.c. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First...
• [T]he impatient Stateſ-Monger / Could novv contain himſelf no longer, / VVho had not ſpar'd to ſhevv his Piques, / Againſt th' Haranguers Politicks?1677 (indicated as 1678), [Samuel Butler], “Canto II”, in Hudibras. The Third and Last Part. […], London: […] Simon Miller, […], →OCLC...
• The nice punctilio-mongers of this age, / The grand minute reformers of the ſtage, / Slaves to propriety of ev'ry kind, / Some ſtandard-meaſure for each part ſhould find; […]1761 March, C[harles] Churchill, The Rosciad. […], 2nd edition, London: […] W[illiam] Flexney, […], published 1761, →OCLC, page 23, lines...

All 16 example sentences with monger

Synonyms of monger

• all-nighter
• curb crawler
• fare
• gonk
• jane
• jockey
• john
• kerb crawler
• punter
• score

Forms of monger

Plural of monger: mongers

Origin of monger

The noun is derived from Middle English mongere, mangere (“dealer, merchant, trader”), from Old English mangere (“dealer, merchant, trader”), from Proto-West Germanic *mangārī (“dealer, merchant, monger”), from Latin mangō (“dealer, trader”) + Proto-West Germanic *-ārī (suffix forming agent nouns, especially denoting occupations). The further etymology of mangō is uncertain; the following possibilities have been suggested: * From Ancient Greek μαγγανεύω (manganeúō, “to use charms or philtres; to cheat, play tricks; to dress food artificially to make it appear better”), from μάγγᾰνον (mángănon, “means of bewitching, charm, philtre”) (possibly from Proto-Indo-European *meng- (“to dress, embellish, trim”); or from Arabic ن ج ل (n j l, root relating to pouring out or thrusting)) + -εύω (-eúō, suffix forming denominative verbs of activity or condition). * From Latin *manicō, *manigō (“deal, trade; to handle, manage (?)”), from manus (“hand”); further etymology uncertain, possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂- (“to beckon, signal”), or *mon-u-. The verb is either derived from the noun, or is a back-formation from mongering (adjective or noun).

Origin uncertain, possibly from monger (“dealer or trader in a specific commodity”) (etymology 1); or related to Middle English mangbot (“type of fishing boat used on the Thames”).

Words formed from monger

• mong
• mongeress
• mongering
• mongery
• mongerer

Phrases with monger

• war monger
• fear monger
• race monger
• rumor monger
• pardon monger
• profit monger

Words that rhyme with monger

• hunger
• langar
• air hunger
• younger

Questions about monger

What does monger mean?

Monger means a dealer or trader in a specific commodity.

How do you use monger in a sentence?

For the freshest wild catch, ask your monger when the fish are running.

What part of speech is monger?

Monger can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.

How do you pronounce monger?

Monger is pronounced /ˈmʌŋɡə/ (UK).

What is the plural of monger?

The plural of monger is mongers.