costermonger

cos·ter·mon·ger

C0673300 (kŏs′tər-mŭng′gər, -mŏng′-)n. Chiefly British One who sells fruit, vegetables, fish, or other goods from a cart, barrow, or stand in the streets.

[Obsolete costard-monger : costard + monger.]

costermonger

(ˈkɒstəˌmʌŋɡə) or

coster

nrare Brit a person who sells fruit, vegetables, etc, from a barrow[C16: coster-, from costard + monger]

cos•ter•mon•ger

(ˈkɒs tərˌmʌŋ gər, -ˌmɒŋ-, ˈkɔ stər-)

n. Chiefly Brit. a hawker of fruit, vegetables, fish, etc. [1505–15; earlier costerdmonger. See costard, monger]

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Noun

costermonger - a hawker of fruit and vegetables from a barrowbarrow-boy, barrow-manbargainer, dealer, monger, trader - someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold

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costermonger

cos·ter·mon·ger

costermonger

coster

cos•ter•mon•ger

costermonger

Synonyms for costermonger

noun a hawker of fruit and vegetables from a barrow

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