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mongers

mongers is the plural of monger.

mongers is the third-person singular simple present indicative of monger.

Meaning of monger

Noun (1)

monger (plural mongers)

  1. A dealer or trader in a specific commodity.
    • [S]ometime one rich munger or other, buying up a commoditie, and bringing it vvholly into his ovvne hands for to have the monopolie of it, raiſeth the market, and enhaunceth the price: […]1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “[Book XXXIII.] Of Sil, Cæruleum, Nestorianum, and Cælum. Also, that All These Kinds Keepe Not the Same Price Everie Yeere..”, in Philemon...
  2. (figuratively) A person promoting something, especially an undesirable thing.
    • There is a man haunts the Forreſt, that abuſes our yong plants vvith caruing Roſalinde on their barkes; hangs Oades vpon Hauthornes, and Elegies on brambles; all (forſooth) defying the name of Roſalinde. If I could meet that Fancie-monger, I vvould giue him ſome good counſel, for he ſeemes to have...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...

Noun (2)

monger (plural mongers)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) A small seagoing vessel used for fishing.
    • [C]erteyne Fyſhermen that go a trawlyng for fyſhe in Catches or mongers, and dradgies for Oyſters about the ſandes, […]1561, Richard Eden, “To the Ryght Worshypfull Syr Wyllyam Garrerd Knyght, and Master Thomas Lodge, Aldermen of the Citie of London, and Gouernours of the Honorable Felowshyp or Societie, aswell of...

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Proper noun capitalized: Mongers

Mongers

  1. (plural) plural of Monger

Phrases with mongers

Questions about mongers

What is mongers the plural of?
Mongers is the plural of monger.
What part of speech is mongers?
Mongers is a proper noun.

Words near mongers in the dictionary

  1. mongeress
  2. mongeresses
  3. mongeries
  4. mongering
  5. mongerings
  6. mongers
  7. mongery
  8. Monges
  9. Monggar
  10. Monghol
  11. Mongholian

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