| monger | 1. A trader; a dealer; now used chiefly in composition; as, fishmonger, ironmonger, newsmonger. 2. A small merchant vessel. Origin: AS. Mangere, fr. Mangian to trade; akin to Icel. Manga to trade, mangari a trader, OHG. Mangari, mengari; cf. L. Mango a dealer in slaves. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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