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Definition of Monger
1. Noun. Someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold.
Specialized synonyms: Art Dealer, Barterer, Bibliopole, Bibliopolist, Cheesemonger, Barrow-boy, Barrow-man, Costermonger, Cutler, Draper, Fence, Fishmonger, Fishwife, Horse Trader, Hardwareman, Ironmonger, Mercer, Seedman, Seedsman, Slop-seller, Slopseller, Stamp Dealer, Stock Trader
Generic synonyms: Merchandiser, Merchant
Derivative terms: Deal, Dealership, Trade
2. Verb. Sell or offer for sale from place to place. "Sam wants to monger with Sue "
Generic synonyms: Deal, Sell, Trade
Derivative terms: Hawker, Hawking, Huckster, Peddler, Peddler, Peddling, Pitch, Pitch, Vendable, Vender, Vendible, Vending, Vendition, Vendor
Definition of Monger
1. n. A trader; a dealer; -- now used chiefly in composition; as, fishmonger, ironmonger, newsmonger.
2. v. t. To deal in; to make merchandise of; to traffic in; -- used chiefly of discreditable traffic.
Definition of Monger
1. Noun. (British) A dealer in a specific commodity, normally used in combination ¹
2. Noun. A person promoting something undesirable, always used in combination ¹
3. Verb. (transitive British) To sell or peddle something ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Monger
1. to peddle [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: peddle
Medical Definition of Monger
1. 1. A trader; a dealer; now used chiefly in composition; as, fishmonger, ironmonger, newsmonger. 2. A small merchant vessel. Origin: AS. Mangere, fr. Mangian to trade; akin to Icel. Manga to trade, mangari a trader, OHG. Mangari, mengari; cf. L. Mango a dealer in slaves. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Monger
Literary usage of Monger
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1885)
"procese or notice; the Judgment sought to be impeached and declared void was
obtained by monger on a spurious note, and an indorsement thereof, ..."
2. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Judicature by William Johnson (1853)
"CANFIELD against monger and ADAMS. Trover win IN ERROR, on certiorari, to a
justice's Court ... monger Sf Adams, the plaintiffs below, declared against Can- ..."
3. Thunderbolts: Comprising Most Earnest Reasonings, Delightful Narratives by Sam Porter Jones (1895)
"The sc'andal monger is a male biped or a female biped; by nature they belong to the
... The scandal monger, like the vulture, will fly over a beautiful ..."
4. Publications by Musical Antiquarian Society (1844)
"A " BALLAD-monger." May 3, 1844. [Since the above was transmitted. Mr. Bright's
manuscripts have been sold and dispersed. It appears to have formed lot 245 ..."
5. Portraits of the Seventeenth Century, Historic and Literary by Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve (1904)
"... monger of Quality. WITHOUT aiming at a parallel, I am tempted to bring together
the names of these two writers, and to say something of their class of ..."
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