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fishmonger

fishmonger

8 4.4
A person who sells fish in a shop or market
  • noun
  • /ˈfɪʃˌmʌŋɡər/
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  • My neighbor is a fishmonger who sells a variety of seafood every Saturday.
  • fishmonger's stall
  • Fishmongers' cry
  • fish from a fishmonger

So there is a reason why people basically think that fish bought from a fishmonger is better than fish bought from Tesco.

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Examples

  • I met the most amazing guy at the fishmonger's today.

  • The son of a London fishmonger, Grove was self-taught in music.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The next morning, the fishmonger came to the door.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • So there is a reason why people basically think that fish bought from a fishmonger is better than fish bought from Tesco.

  • The fishmonger promised me he'd have some fresh salmon.

  • A fishmonger's cart rolled into his line of vision and came to a stop.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • My mother worked for a fishmonger, cleaning up scales and blood and gills until her fingers went raw.

  • Early morning traffic is audible, as is the cry of fishmongers.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • We can faintly hear the cry of the fishmongers.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Grant had eventually found himself on the streets until a Covent Garden fishmonger had taken pity and given him steady work and a pallet to sleep on at night.

    Fiction book (1999)

Synonyms

ronko
vsfishmonger
  • UK
9.9

A person who sells fish at a market

is the neutral occupational term used generally for someone selling fish
fishman
vsfishmonger
  • UK
7.4

A person who catches or sells fish

refers only to selling fish as an occupation, not catching them
local fishmonger
vsfishmonger
2.9

A person or shop near you that sells fresh fish

means a person who sells fish without implying location or shop

Compounds

A person or shop near you that sells fresh fish

How Local

fishmonger
8 4.4

Surface Forms

fishmonger singular
fishmongers plural

Morphology

fishmonger = fish + monger (transparent) = fish + monger

The meaning is directly the combination 'fish' + 'monger' meaning a seller of fish, which is straightforward for learners.

Etymology

The word fishmonger is made of fish and monger, where monger means 'seller', as in ironmonger. So a fishmonger is literally a 'fish seller', the person who sells fish.