costermonger
1
9.9
- noun
- /ˈkɔstərˌmʌŋɡər/
- Archaic
:
vendedor de frutas
- As the sun rose, the costermonger began calling out prices to entice passers-by to buy his ripe strawberries.
Examples
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A costermonger or a crossing-sweeper doesn't readily think of the law as his friend. "Nor should he," said Sir Robert.
Fiction book (1993) -
A costermonger was shouting.
Fiction book (1993) -
The costermonger shouted loudly to attract customers to his colorful fruit stand.
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Every morning, the costermonger set up his cart in the bustling marketplace, selling fresh vegetables.
Synonyms
8
5.7
A person who travels to sell small goods in streets or markets
4
7.4
A person who sells goods in the street or at markets
2
3.0
A shop that sells fresh fruit and vegetables
1
4.2
A person who sells goods at a market stall
1
8.2
A person who sells fruit and vegetables from a street stall
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 woman who sells fruit and vegetables from a small cart in a street market
A person who sells fruit from a shop or stall
A person who sells goods from a market stall
A person who runs a market stall or shop and sells goods to customers
A person who sells goods informally on the street without a shop
A person who travels to sell goods, often in markets or at fairs
A person who sells small items in markets, often moving from place to place and bargaining
A person who travels with a box to sell goods
How Established
22
3.5
31
1.9
- Archaic
1
9.9
- UK
4
7.4
8
5.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word costermonger comes from costard, an old name for a round 'apple', and monger, which means 'seller', the same monger you see in fishmonger. So a costermonger was originally an apple seller and today means a street seller of fruit and vegetables from a cart.