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Definition of -monger in English:

-monger

Pronunciation /ˈməNGɡər/ /ˈməŋɡər/

Translate -monger into Spanish

  • 1Denoting a dealer or trader in a specified commodity.

    ‘fishmonger’
    • ‘cheesemonger’
    1. 1.1A person who promotes a specified activity, situation, or feeling, especially one that is undesirable or discreditable.
      ‘warmonger’
      • ‘rumormonger’

Origin

Old English mangere, from mangian ‘to traffic’, of Germanic origin, based on Latin mango ‘dealer’.