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Definition of -monger in English:

-monger

Pronunciation /ˈməNGɡər/ /ˈməŋɡər/

  • 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’.

Pronunciation

-monger

/ˈməNGɡər/ /ˈməŋɡər/