monger

/ˈmʌŋɡər/

Other forms: mongers; mongering; mongered

A monger is a seller, especially of something specific like a fish monger or an iron monger.

You can use the noun monger as a word on its own, although it frequently shows up as a suffix, in words like cheesemonger. Monger can also be used as a verb meaning "to sell or peddle." In both cases, the word is a bit old fashioned, used more often these days to describe a person who promotes something hurtful, as in warmonger. The Old English root word is mangere, "merchant or broker," from the Latin mango, "dealer or trader."

Definitions of monger

1. noun

   someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold
   synonyms: bargainer, dealer, trader

   types:

   art dealer

   a dealer in works of art requiring esthetic evaluation

   barterer

   a trader who exchanges goods and not money

   bibliopole, bibliopolist

   a dealer in secondhand books (especially rare or curious books)

   cheesemonger

   someone who sells cheese

   barrow-boy, barrow-man, costermonger

   a hawker of fruit and vegetables from a barrow

   cutler

   a dealer in cutlery

   draper

   a dealer in fabrics and sewing materials (and sometimes in clothing and drygoods)

   fence

   a dealer in stolen property

   fishmonger, fishwife

   someone who sells fish

   horse trader

   a hard bargainer

   hardwareman, ironmonger

   someone who sells hardware

   mercer

   a dealer in textiles (especially silks)

   seedman, seedsman

   a dealer in seeds

   slop-seller, slopseller

   a dealer in cheap ready-made clothing

   stamp dealer

   a dealer in stamps (whose customers are stamp collectors)

   stock trader

   someone who buys and sells stock shares

   linendraper

   a retail dealer in yard goods

   print seller

   someone who sells etchings and engravings etc.

   profit taker

   someone who sells stock shares at a profit

   stockjobber

   one who deals only with brokers or other jobbers

   type of:

   merchandiser, merchant

   a businessperson engaged in retail trade
2. verb

   sell or offer for sale from place to place
   synonyms: hawk, huckster, peddle, pitch, vend

   type of:

   deal, sell, trade

   do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood