English > monger: 2 senses > noun 1, person Meaning | someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold. |
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Synonyms | trader, bargainer, dealer |
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Narrower | art dealer | A dealer in works of art requiring esthetic evaluation |
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barterer | A trader who exchanges goods and not money |
bibliopole, bibliopolist | A dealer in secondhand books (especially rare or curious books / books) |
cheesemonger | someone who sells cheese |
costermonger, barrow-man, barrow-boy | A hawker of fruit and vegetables from a barrow |
cutler | A dealer in cutlery |
draper | A dealer in fabrics and sewing / sewing materials (and sometimes in clothing and drygoods) |
fence | A dealer in stolen property |
fishmonger, fishwife | someone who sells fish |
horse trader | A hard bargainer |
ironmonger, hardwareman | someone who sells hardware |
mercer | A dealer in textiles (especially silks) |
seedsman, seedman | A dealer in seeds |
slopseller, slop-seller | A dealer in cheap ready-made clothing |
stamp dealer | A dealer in stamps (whose customers are stamp collectors) |
stock trader | someone who buys and sells stock shares |
Broader | merchant, merchandiser | A businessperson engaged in retail trade |
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Spanish | comerciante, distribuidor, mercader, monger, tratante |
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Catalan | comerciant, monger |
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Verbs | monger | sell or offer for sale from place to place |
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