Monger

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Monger \Mon"ger\, 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.]
     1. A trader; a dealer; -- now used chiefly in composition;
        as, fishmonger, ironmonger, newsmonger.
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     2. A small merchant vessel. [Obs.] --Blount.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Monger \Mon"ger\, v. t.
     To deal in; to make merchandise of; to traffic in; -- used
     chiefly of discreditable traffic.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  monger
       n : someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to
           be sold [syn: {trader}, {bargainer}, {dealer}]
       v : sell or offer for sale from place to place [syn: {peddle}, {huckster},
            {hawk}, {vend}, {pitch}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  28 Moby Thesaurus words for "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