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mystery-monger

mystery-monger noun: a person who deliberately or habitually mystifies others.

Noun

mystery-monger (plural mystery-mongers)

  1. A person who deliberately or habitually mystifies others.
    • I like none of these mystery-mongers, but the amateur least of all. With the paid performer you may pounce upon him and expose him the instant that you have seen through his trick.1894, Arthur Conan Doyle, chapter I, in The Parasite
    • "Curious affair, isn't it?" "Very." "Now, you're a bit of a mystery-monger, Vidal. What's your theory—eh?"1916, William Le Queux, The Place of Dragons

Forms of mystery-monger

pluralmystery-mongers

Origin of mystery-monger

From mystery + monger.

Words formed from mystery-monger

Questions about mystery-monger

What does mystery-monger mean?
Mystery-monger means a person who deliberately or habitually mystifies others.
What part of speech is mystery-monger?
Mystery-monger is a noun.
What is the plural of mystery-monger?
The plural of mystery-monger is mystery-mongers.

Words near mystery-monger in the dictionary

  1. mystery snails
  2. mystery tour
  3. mystery tours
  4. mystery watch
  5. mystery watches
  6. mystery-monger
  7. mystery-mongering
  8. mystery-mongers
  9. mysteryless
  10. mystes
  11. mystic

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