monger

• POS: Adjective, Noun
• HYPHEN: mon=ger

CIDE DICTIONARY

monger, n. [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.].

•  A trader; a dealer; -- now used chiefly in composition; as, fishmonger, ironmonger, newsmonger.  [1913 Webster]
•  A small merchant vessel.  Blount.  [1913 Webster]

monger, v. t. 

 To deal in; to make merchandise of; to traffic in; -- used chiefly of discreditable traffic.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

monger, n. (usu. in comb.)
1 a dealer or trader (fishmonger; ironmonger).
2 usu. derog. a person who promotes or deals in something specified (warmonger; scaremonger).

Etymology

OE mangere f. mangian to traffic f. Gmc, ult. f. L mango dealer

THESAURUS

monger

arab, chandler, dealer, distributor, duffer, hawk, hawker, higgler, huckster, importer, jobber, marketer, merchandiser, merchant, middleman, regrater, retail dealer, retail merchant, retailer, shopkeeper, storekeeper, trader, tradesman, tradeswoman, trafficker, vend, vendor, wholesaler

ROGET THESAURUS

monger

Merchant

N merchant, trader, dealer, monger, chandler, salesman, changer, regrater, shopkeeper, shopman, tradesman, tradespeople, tradesfolk, retailer, chapman, hawker, huckster, higgler, pedlar, colporteur, cadger, Autolycus, sutler, vivandiere, costerman, costermonger, tallyman, camelot, faker, vintner, money broker, money changer, money lender, cambist, usurer, moneyer, banker, jobber, broker, buyer, seller, bear, bull, concern, firm.