noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A vendor who sells fruit and vegetables from a cart or barrow in the street. Ireland, UK

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2. 2
   a hawker of fruit and vegetables from a barrow wordnet
3. 3
   A vendor who sells fruit and vegetables from a cart or barrow in the street.; An applemonger, usually itinerant and selling from a cart. Ireland, UK

Synonyms

All synonyms

;barrow boybarrow mancadgercosterfruiterer

Example

More examples

"Coster, costermonger, or costard is a street seller of fruit and vegetables, in London and other British towns."

Etymology

From costard (“cooking apple”) + monger.

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