Monger vs. Fishmonger

Mongernoun

A dealer in a specific commodity.

‘costermonger, fishmonger, ironmonger’;

Fishmongernoun

(British) A person who sells fish. (A female fishmonger can also be called a fishwife.)

Mongernoun

(in combination) A person promoting something undesirable.

‘warmonger, sleazemonger, scaremonger’;

Fishmongernoun

A fishmonger's, a fishmonger's shop: a shop that sells fish.

Mongernoun

A small sea vessel.

Fishmongernoun

(archaic) A pimp.

‘"Excellent well; you are a fishmonger." - William Shakespeare, said by Hamlet to Polonius. (Act 2, Scene 2)’;

Mongerverb

To sell or peddle something

Fishmongernoun

A dealer in fish.

Mongerverb

(transitive) To promote something undesirable.

Fishmongernoun

someone who sells fish

Mongernoun

A trader; a dealer; - now used chiefly in composition; as, fishmonger, ironmonger, newsmonger.

Fishmonger

A fishmonger (historically fishwife for female practitioners) is someone who sells raw fish and seafood. Fishmongers can be wholesalers or retailers, and are trained at selecting and purchasing, handling, gutting, boning, filleting, displaying, merchandising and selling their product.

Mongernoun

A small merchant vessel.

Mongerverb

To deal in; to make merchandise of; to traffic in; - used chiefly of discreditable traffic.

Mongernoun

someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold

Mongerverb

sell or offer for sale from place to place