Fishmonger

noun

noun ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who sells fish. British

    "If he made transcendental distinctions, he fortified himself by drawing all his illustrations from sources disdained by orators and polite conversers; from mares and puppies; from pitchers and soup-ladles; from cooks and criers; the shops of potters, horse-doctors, butchers, and fishmongers."

  2. 2
    someone who sells fish wordnet
  3. 3
    A shop that sells fish; a fishmonger's shop, a fishmonger's. British, rare

    "And Susan, sure of this inevitable answer, would ask Cook to pop into the fishmonger for a nice bit of salmon, […]"

  4. 4
    A pimp. archaic, figuratively

    "Excellent well; you are a fishmonger."

Synonyms

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bakerbludgerbookdealerbooksellerbullybutcher

Example

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"The fishmonger guarantees the origin and freshness of his products."

Etymology

From Middle English fisshemonger; equivalent to fish + monger.

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