# monger

/ˈməŋɡɝ/ (US) · /mˈʌŋɡɐ/ (UK) · CEFR C2 · Noun

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/monger
Updated: 2026-10-18

## Definition

a person who sells a particular kind of goods. You mostly see it now in older words like fishmonger.

For teachers: a dealer or trader in a specified commodity, now chiefly preserved in compounds such as fishmonger and ironmonger. Extended to a person who promotes something undesirable, as in warmonger or scaremonger.

## Examples

- The cheese monger sells fresh cheese at the market.
- The article accused the TV host of being a fear monger who profits from panic.
- In the old port town, every monger knew his rivals by name, yet all joined together when winter storms threatened the market.

## Usage notes

- Rare as a standalone word; appears mainly in compounds such as fishmonger, warmonger and scaremonger.

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