fishmonger
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4.4
- noun
- /ˈfɪʃˌmʌŋɡər/
- My neighbor is a fishmonger who sells a variety of seafood every Saturday.
- fishmonger's stall
- Fishmongers' cry
- fish from a fishmonger
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- So there is a reason why people basically think that fish bought from a fishmonger is better than fish bought from Tesco.
- It was a it was a fishmonger, a fisherman.
Examples
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I met the most amazing guy at the fishmonger's today.
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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.
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The fishmonger promised me he'd have some fresh salmon.
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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.
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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
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7.4
A person who catches or sells fish
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2.9
A person or shop near you that sells fresh fish
A person who sells fish at a market
Compounds
How Local
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Surface Forms
Morphology
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.