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muttonmonger

muttonmonger noun: a pimp.

Noun

muttonmonger (plural muttonmongers)

  1. (obsolete) A pimp.
  2. (obsolete) A frequent customer of prostitutes.
    • As arrant a smell-smock, for an old muttonmonger as thyself.1604, Thomas Dekker, The Honest Whore, Part 2, act 4, scene 1; Rhys, Ernest, editor, Thomas Dekker, unexpurgated edition, London: Vizetelly & Co, 1887, page 247
    Synonyms:
    whoremonger

Synonyms of muttonmonger

Forms of muttonmonger

pluralmuttonmongers

Origin of muttonmonger

From mutton + monger.

Questions about muttonmonger

What does muttonmonger mean?
Muttonmonger means a pimp.
What part of speech is muttonmonger?
Muttonmonger is a noun.
What is the plural of muttonmonger?
The plural of muttonmonger is muttonmongers.

Words near muttonmonger in the dictionary

  1. muttonheaded
  2. muttonheads
  3. muttonhood
  4. muttoniness
  5. muttonish
  6. muttonmonger
  7. muttonmongers
  8. muttons
  9. muttonwood
  10. muttonwoods
  11. muttony

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