Definition of costermonger in English:

costermonger

noun ˈkɒstəmʌŋɡəˈkɑstərˌməŋɡər

British dated

A person who sells goods, especially fruit and vegetables, from a handcart in the street.
Example sentencesExamples
- It is an Act to prevent obstruction, and I think that its whole scheme shows that it is aimed at barrow-boys, costermongers, hawkers or others who expose goods in the street for sale and offer them for sale at that time.
- The old fruit and veg market that once echoed with the calls of cockney costermongers is now home to gourmet burger bars and stalls selling Javanese pottery.
- A Cockney costermonger is revealed as the new Earl of Hareford to the consternation of his aristocratic relations.
- Indeed, I could have loaded them all onto a borrowed costermonger's barrow and shifted them myself if I'd needed to.
- Market barrows, or costermongers, originated in the East End of London and remain a popular scene in places like Victoria Station, Covent Garden and Leather Lane in Holborn.

Origin

Early 16th century (denoting an apple seller): from Costard + -monger.

Definition of costermonger in US English:

costermonger

nounˈkästərˌməNGɡərˈkɑstərˌməŋɡər

British dated

A person who sells goods, especially fruit and vegetables, from a handcart in the street.
Example sentencesExamples
- Indeed, I could have loaded them all onto a borrowed costermonger's barrow and shifted them myself if I'd needed to.
- A Cockney costermonger is revealed as the new Earl of Hareford to the consternation of his aristocratic relations.
- Market barrows, or costermongers, originated in the East End of London and remain a popular scene in places like Victoria Station, Covent Garden and Leather Lane in Holborn.
- The old fruit and veg market that once echoed with the calls of cockney costermongers is now home to gourmet burger bars and stalls selling Javanese pottery.
- It is an Act to prevent obstruction, and I think that its whole scheme shows that it is aimed at barrow-boys, costermongers, hawkers or others who expose goods in the street for sale and offer them for sale at that time.

Origin

Early 16th century (denoting an apple seller): from costard + -monger.

单词	costermonger
释义	Definition of costermonger in English: costermonger noun ˈkɒstəmʌŋɡəˈkɑstərˌməŋɡər British dated A person who sells goods, especially fruit and vegetables, from a handcart in the street. Example sentencesExamples It is an Act to prevent obstruction, and I think that its whole scheme shows that it is aimed at barrow-boys, costermongers, hawkers or others who expose goods in the street for sale and offer them for sale at that time. The old fruit and veg market that once echoed with the calls of cockney costermongers is now home to gourmet burger bars and stalls selling Javanese pottery. A Cockney costermonger is revealed as the new Earl of Hareford to the consternation of his aristocratic relations. Indeed, I could have loaded them all onto a borrowed costermonger's barrow and shifted them myself if I'd needed to. Market barrows, or costermongers, originated in the East End of London and remain a popular scene in places like Victoria Station, Covent Garden and Leather Lane in Holborn. Origin Early 16th century (denoting an apple seller): from Costard + -monger. Definition of costermonger in US English: costermonger nounˈkästərˌməNGɡərˈkɑstərˌməŋɡər British dated A person who sells goods, especially fruit and vegetables, from a handcart in the street. Example sentencesExamples Indeed, I could have loaded them all onto a borrowed costermonger's barrow and shifted them myself if I'd needed to. A Cockney costermonger is revealed as the new Earl of Hareford to the consternation of his aristocratic relations. Market barrows, or costermongers, originated in the East End of London and remain a popular scene in places like Victoria Station, Covent Garden and Leather Lane in Holborn. The old fruit and veg market that once echoed with the calls of cockney costermongers is now home to gourmet burger bars and stalls selling Javanese pottery. It is an Act to prevent obstruction, and I think that its whole scheme shows that it is aimed at barrow-boys, costermongers, hawkers or others who expose goods in the street for sale and offer them for sale at that time. Origin Early 16th century (denoting an apple seller): from costard + -monger.
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