woo-monger
- noun
- /ˈwuːˌmʌŋɡər/
- Offensive
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[OFENSIVO] seductor
- The magazine exposed several self-styled woo-mongers preying on lonely hearts.
Examples
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Those woo-mongers often sell false hopes to lonely hearts.
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Some critics dismiss her as a woo-monger who spreads empty hopes.
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He was called a woo-monger after promising unrealistic love advice online.
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He is a notorious woo-monger who makes empty promises.
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He was called a woo-monger after promising unrealistic love advice online.
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Some critics dismiss her as a woo-monger who spreads empty hopes.
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The magazine exposed several self-styled woo-mongers preying on lonely hearts.
Synonyms
4
7.2
A person who tries to attract someone romantically or sexually using charm
3
5.6
A person who uses kind words to charm or trick people
3
4.2
A person who gives fake praise to get someone's favor
1
7.9
A person who talks in a friendly way to get what they want
A person who uses money or gifts to control and profit from people they date
How Trustworthy
26
4.7
1
6.5
- Offensive
- Offensive
38
8.6
40
4.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Woo-monger joins woo ('to try to win someone's love') and monger ('seller'), the same monger you find in fishmonger and warmonger. So a woo-monger is like a 'seller' of romance or someone who spreads empty promises about love.