monger

mon·ger

M0385500 (mŭng′gər, mŏng′-)n.1. A dealer in a specific commodity. Often used in combination: an ironmonger.2. A person promoting something undesirable or discreditable. Often used in combination: a scandalmonger; a warmonger.tr.v. mon·gered, mon·ger·ing, mon·gers To peddle.

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[Middle English mongere, from Old English mangere, from Latin mangō, dealer in slaves, probably of Greek origin.]

monger

(ˈmʌŋɡə) n1. (Commerce) (in combination except in archaic use) a trader or dealer: ironmonger. 2. (in combination) a promoter of something unpleasant: warmonger. [Old English mangere, ultimately from Latin mangō dealer; compare Old High German mangari] ˈmongering n, adj

mon•ger

(ˈmʌŋ gər, ˈmɒŋ-)

n. 1. a person who is involved with something in a petty or contemptible way (usu. used in combination): a gossipmonger. 2. Chiefly Brit. a dealer in or trader of a commodity (usu. used in combination): fishmonger. v.t. 3. to sell; hawk. [before 1000; Middle English (n.); Old English mangere=mang(ian) to trade, act as a monger (« Latin mangō salesman) + -ere -er¹]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	monger - someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be soldbargainer, dealer, traderart dealer - a dealer in works of art requiring esthetic evaluationbarterer - a trader who exchanges goods and not moneybibliopole, bibliopolist - a dealer in secondhand books (especially rare or curious books)cheesemonger - someone who sells cheesebarrow-boy, barrow-man, costermonger - a hawker of fruit and vegetables from a barrowcutler - a dealer in cutlerydraper - a dealer in fabrics and sewing materials (and sometimes in clothing and drygoods)fence - a dealer in stolen propertyfishmonger, fishwife - someone who sells fishhorse trader - a hard bargainerhardwareman, ironmonger - someone who sells hardware; "in England they call a hardwareman an ironmonger"mercer - a dealer in textiles (especially silks)merchandiser, merchant - a businessperson engaged in retail tradeseedman, seedsman - a dealer in seedsslopseller, slop-seller - a dealer in cheap ready-made clothingstamp dealer - a dealer in stamps (whose customers are stamp collectors)stock trader - someone who buys and sells stock shares
Verb	1.	monger - sell or offer for sale from place to placehawk, huckster, peddle, vend, pitchsell, trade, deal - do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes"