monger C2+ Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives US /ˈmʌŋɡɚ/ UK /ˈmʌŋɡə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a dealer or trader in a specified commodity; to promote something discreditable He was a fishmonger by trade and a gossip monger by habit. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a dealer or trader in a... dealertradersellervendormerchantpeddler Word family Derived forms mongering Etymology AI details From Old English mangere ('trader, broker'), from mangian ('to trade'), an early Germanic borrowing of Latin mangō ('dealer, slave-trader'). mangere Old English mangō Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Word Formation & Derivatives General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # monger **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈmʌŋɡɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmʌŋɡə/ ## Meanings 1. a dealer or trader in a specified commodity; to promote something discreditable ## Examples - He was a fishmonger by trade and a gossip monger by habit. ## Synonyms - dealer - trader - seller - vendor - merchant - peddler ## Derived Forms - mongering ## Roots and Affixes - Root: mangere - Root: mangō ## Etymology From Old English mangere ('trader, broker'), from mangian ('to trade'), an early Germanic borrowing of Latin mangō ('dealer, slave-trader'). ## AI Etymology Monger comes from Old English mangere ('trader, broker'), from mangian ('to trade'), an early Germanic borrowing of Latin mangō ('dealer, slave-trader'). The etymological trail includes Old English mangere and Latin mangō. As a noun, monger means a dealer or trader in a specified commodity; to promote something discreditable. The same family is visible in derived forms such as mongering. ## Topics - Word Formation & Derivatives - General Vocabulary markdown