monger

Meaning

Noun

1. A dealer in a specific commodity.
2. A person promoting something undesirable.
3. A small sea vessel.
4. Clipping of whoremonger.

Verb

1. To sell or peddle something.
2. To promote something undesirable.

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

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmʌŋ.ɡə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From Middle English mongere, mangere, from Old English mangere (“merchant, trader, dealer”), from Proto-West Germanic *mangārī, from Latin mangō (“dealer, trader”), perhaps from Ancient Greek μάγγανον (mánganon, “contrivance, means of enchantment”), from Proto-Indo-European *mang- (“to embellish, dress, trim”).