monger

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmʌŋɡə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmʌŋɡəɹ/, /ˈmɑŋ-/ Rhymes: -ʌŋɡə(ɹ) Hyphenation: mong‧er === Etymology 1 === The noun is derived from Middle English mongere, mangere (“dealer, merchant, trader”), from Old English mangere (“dealer, merchant, trader”), from Proto-West Germanic *mangārī (“dealer, merchant, monger”), from Latin mangō (“dealer, trader”) + Proto-West Germanic *-ārī (suffix forming agent nouns, especially denoting occupations). The further etymology of mangō is uncertain; the following possibilities have been suggested: From Ancient Greek μαγγανεύω (manganeúō, “to use charms or philtres; to cheat, play tricks; to dress food artificially to make it appear better”), from μάγγᾰνον (mángănon, “means of bewitching, charm, philtre”) (possibly from Proto-Indo-European *meng- (“to dress, embellish, trim”); or from Arabic ن ج ل (n j l, root relating to pouring out or thrusting)) + -εύω (-eúō, suffix forming denominative verbs of activity or condition). From Latin *manicō, *manigō (“deal, trade; to handle, manage (?)”), from manus (“hand”); further etymology uncertain, possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂- (“to beckon, signal”), or *mon-u-. The verb is either derived from the noun, or is a back-formation from mongering (adjective or noun). ==== Noun ==== monger (plural mongers) Chiefly preceded by a descriptive word. A dealer or trader in a specific commodity. (figurative) A person promoting something, especially an undesirable thing. (obsolete) Clipping of whoremonger (“a frequent customer of whores”). Synonyms: see Thesaurus:prostitute's client ===== Hyponyms ===== ===== Derived terms ===== mong (verb) (partly a back-formation) mongeress mongering (adjective, noun) mongery ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== monger (third-person singular simple present mongers, present participle mongering, simple past and past participle mongered) (transitive) To deal in, peddle, or sell (something). Synonym: mong (figurative) To promote (something, especially an undesirable thing); to peddle. Synonym: mong ===== Derived terms ===== mongerer ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Origin uncertain, possibly from monger (“dealer or trader in a specific commodity”) (etymology 1); or related to Middle English mangbot (“type of fishing boat used on the Thames”). ==== Noun ==== monger (plural mongers) (nautical, obsolete) A small seagoing vessel used for fishing. === References === === Further reading === monger (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === morgen