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costermonger

cos·ter·mon·ger
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kos-ter-muhng-ger, -mong-, kaw-ster-]
    • /ˈkɒs tərˌmʌŋ gər, -ˌmɒŋ-, ˈkɔ stər-/
    • /ˈkɒ.stə.mʌŋ.ɡə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kos-ter-muhng-ger, -mong-, kaw-ster-]
    • /ˈkɒs tərˌmʌŋ gər, -ˌmɒŋ-, ˈkɔ stər-/

Definitions of costermonger word

  • noun costermonger a person who sells fruit, vegetables, etc, from a barrow 3
  • noun costermonger a person who sells fruit or vegetables from a cart or street stand 3
  • noun costermonger Also called coster. a hawker of fruit, vegetables, fish, etc. 1
  • verb without object costermonger to sell fruit, vegetables, fish, etc., from a cart, barrow, or stall in the streets; coster. 1
  • noun costermonger A person who sells goods, especially fruit and vegetables, from a handcart in the street. 1
  • noun costermonger (Britain) a trader who sells fruit and vegetables from a barrow in the street. 0
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Origin of costermonger

First appearance:

before 1505
One of the 26% oldest English words
1505-15; earlier costerdmonger. See costard, monger

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Parts of speech for Costermonger

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Costermonger

costermonger popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for costermonger

noun costermonger

  • huckster — a retailer of small articles, especially a peddler of fruits and vegetables; hawker.
  • salesperson — a person who sells goods, services, etc.
  • seller — a person who sells; salesperson or vender.
  • colporteur — a hawker of books, esp bibles
  • peddler — a person who sells from door to door or in the street.
All 6 Synonyms of costermonger

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