Monger (Noun)
Meaning
Someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The fishmonger carefully arranged the day's catch in the display case to entice customers.
- As a successful ironmonger, she was known for her vast selection of hardware and tools.
- The costermonger expertly juggled multiple transactions at once, keeping track of each customer's purchases.
- After years of working for others, he finally opened his own cheesemonger shop, specializing in artisanal varieties.
- The local newsagent was also a stationer and a tobacconist, making him a jack-of-all-trades type of monger.
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Hyponyms
- Costermonger
- Barrow-man
- Draper
- Horse Trader
- Art Dealer
- Bibliopolist
- Seedman
- Fishmonger
- Slop-seller
- Barrow-boy
- Stamp Dealer
- Slopseller
- Fishwife
- Stock Trader
- Bibliopole
- Fence
- Cheesemonger
- Seedsman
- Hardwareman
- Ironmonger
- Mercer
- Cutler
- Barterer