monger

Meaning

Noun

1. Chiefly preceded by a descriptive word.
2. (figuratively) Chiefly preceded by a descriptive word.
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, obsolete) Clipping of whoremonger (“a frequent customer of whores”).

Verb

1. (transitive) To deal in, peddle, or sell (something).
2. (figuratively, transitive) To promote (something, especially an undesirable thing); to peddle.

Synonyms

dealer

trader

bargainer

peddle

pitch

merchant

seller

vend

huckster

merchandiser

storekeeper

tradesman

hawk

promoter

publican

salesclerk

salesman

shopkeeper

shopman

solicit

stockist

traffic

vender

market keeper

supermarketeer

supermarketer

abettor

mongers for sale

barterer

businessman

chandler

changer

employer

entrepreneur

hustle

instigator

jobber

mercer

packer

peddling

Translations

commerçant

Händler

comerciante

mercante

negociante

handeln

Krämer

negoziante

commerciante

ساوم

مُتاجِر

مُتَاجِر

باع

تاجِر

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmʌŋ.ɡə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: mongere

Inherited from Old English: mangere

In summary

The noun is derived from Middle English mongere, mangere (“dealer, merchant, trader”), from Old English mangere (“dealer, merchant, trader”), from Proto-West Germanic *mangārī (“dealer, merchant, monger”), from Latin mangō (“dealer, trader”) + Proto-West Germanic *-ārī (suffix forming agent nouns, especially denoting occupations). The further etymology of mangō is uncertain; the following possibilities have been suggested:
* From Ancient Greek μαγγανεύω (manganeúō, “to use charms or philtres; to cheat, play tricks; to dress food artificially to make it appear better”), from μάγγᾰνον (mángănon, “means of bewitching, charm, philtre”) (possibly from Proto-Indo-European *meng- (“to dress, embellish, trim”); or from Arabic ن ج ل (n j l, root relating to pouring out or thrusting)) + -εύω (-eúō, suffix forming denominative verbs of activity or condition).
* From Latin *manicō, *manigō (“deal, trade; to handle, manage (?)”), from manus (“hand”); further etymology uncertain, possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂- (“to beckon, signal”), or *mon-u-.
The verb is either derived from the noun, or is a back-formation from mongering (adjective or noun).