Monger vs. Fishmonger — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Monger and Fishmonger
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Monger
A dealer in a specific commodity. Often used in combination
An ironmonger.
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.
Monger
A person promoting something undesirable or discreditable. Often used in combination
A scandalmonger.
A warmonger.
Fishmonger
One that sells fish for food.
Monger
To peddle.
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Fishmonger
(British) A person who sells fish.
Monger
A dealer in a specific commodity.
Fishmonger
A fishmonger's, a fishmonger's shop: a shop that sells fish.
Monger
(in combination) A person promoting something undesirable.
Fishmonger
(archaic) A pimp.
Monger
A small sea vessel.
Fishmonger
A dealer in fish.
Monger
Clipping of whoremonger
Fishmonger
Someone who sells fish
Monger
To sell or peddle something
Monger
(transitive) To promote something undesirable.
Monger
A trader; a dealer; - now used chiefly in composition; as, fishmonger, ironmonger, newsmonger.
Monger
A small merchant vessel.
Monger
To deal in; to make merchandise of; to traffic in; - used chiefly of discreditable traffic.
Monger
Someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold
Monger
Sell or offer for sale from place to place
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