coster
1
8.2
- noun
- /ˈkɒstə/
- Archaic
- (n3) Adolphe Coster, for one, favors the poems of the patriot over those of the lover.
Examples
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Who's Kevin "Coster"?
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brett coster on November 10, 2012, 10:06 PM:
Blog text (19) -
Asking people all around, street peddlers, crossing sweepers, costers, and the like.
Fiction book (1993) -
"The people filtering through the plaza didn't pause to listen, even when the old coster thrust leaflets into their hands.
Fiction book (2001) -
He looked down at the street, the drays clattering by, a coster shouting at a barrow boy who was stuck in his path.
Fiction book (1993) -
The coster shouted to attract customers to his stall filled with fresh fruits and vegetables.
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As the sun set, the coster began packing up his stand, having sold all his produce for the day.
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I bought some ripe strawberries from the friendly coster on the corner of the street.
Synonyms
190
2.0
A person or company that sells things, for example at a market
184
1.0
A person or company that offers goods for money
34
1.6
A person or business that sells to customers
11
5.7
A person who travels to sell small goods in streets or markets
5
7.4
A person who sells goods in the street or at markets
4
4.2
A person who sells goods at a market stall
1
9.9
A person who made or sold pies on the street in the past
1
9.9
A person who sells fruit and vegetables from a cart in the street
1
2.8
A person or company that sells goods to people in small amounts for them to use
1
9.7
A person who travels with a box to sell goods
1
9.5
A person who sells fruit from a shop or stall
1
9.9
A person who travels to sell goods, often in markets or at fairs
1
9.9
A person who sells small items in markets, often moving from place to place and bargaining
1
6.0
A person who sells goods from a market stall
1
9.9
A woman who sells fruit and vegetables from a small cart in a street market
1
7.9
A person who sells or delivers things from a van
1
9.9
A person or shop that sells fruits and vegetables early in the season
A man who sells fruit and vegetables from a small cart in the street
A woman who sells fruit and vegetables from a small cart in a street market
A person who runs a market stall or shop and sells goods to customers
A person who travels to sell small goods like ribbons or buttons
A person who sells goods informally on the street without a shop
How Established
173
2.1
28
1.9
- Archaic
1
8.2
1
6.0
- UK
5
7.4
11
5.7
Surface Forms
Etymology
Coster comes from costermonger, which itself comes from costard ('a type of apple') plus monger ('seller'). So a coster was originally a street seller of fruit and vegetables, and the word still means someone selling produce from a stall.