"costermonger" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: costermongers [plural]
Etymology: From costard (“cooking apple”) + monger. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|costard|monger|gloss1=cooking apple}} costard (“cooking apple”) + monger Head templates: {{en-noun}} costermonger (plural costermongers)
  1. (UK, Ireland) A trader who sells fruit and vegetables from a cart or barrow in the street. Tags: Ireland, UK
    Sense id: en-costermonger-en-noun-pUjr15EN Categories (other): British English, Irish English
  2. (UK, Ireland, originally) An apple-seller, usually itinerant and selling from a cart. Tags: Ireland, UK Categories (topical): Occupations, People
    Sense id: en-costermonger-en-noun-t2MgKIhS Disambiguation of Occupations: 35 65 Disambiguation of People: 44 56 Categories (other): British English, Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fruiterer, fruitmonger, fruitseller, costardmonger, coster-monger Derived forms: coster, costermongeress, costermongering, costermongerish, costermongerly, costermongery Related terms: huckster, peddler

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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