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MONGER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold
Synonyms:
bargainer; dealer; monger; trader
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("monger" is a kind of...):
merchandiser; merchant (a businessperson engaged in retail trade)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "monger"):
art dealer (a dealer in works of art requiring esthetic evaluation)
barterer (a trader who exchanges goods and not money)
bibliopole; bibliopolist (a dealer in secondhand books (especially rare or curious books))
cheesemonger (someone who sells cheese)
barrow-boy; barrow-man; costermonger (a hawker of fruit and vegetables from a barrow)
cutler (a dealer in cutlery)
draper (a dealer in fabrics and sewing materials (and sometimes in clothing and drygoods))
fence (a dealer in stolen property)
fishmonger; fishwife (someone who sells fish)
horse trader (a hard bargainer)
hardwareman; ironmonger (someone who sells hardware)
mercer (a dealer in textiles (especially silks))
seedman; seedsman (a dealer in seeds)
slop-seller; slopseller (a dealer in cheap ready-made clothing)
stamp dealer (a dealer in stamps (whose customers are stamp collectors))
stock trader (someone who buys and sells stock shares)
Derivation:
monger (sell or offer for sale from place to place)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Sell or offer for sale from place to place
Synonyms:
hawk; huckster; monger; peddle; pitch; vend
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "monger" is one way to...):
deal; sell; trade (do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
monger (someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold)
