COSTERMONGER


Meaning of COSTERMONGER in English

/ ˈkɒstəmʌŋgə(r); NAmE ˈkɑːstərm-/ noun

( BrE ) (in the past) a person who sold fruit and vegetables in the street

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WORD ORIGIN

early 16th cent. (denoting an apple seller): from Costard , a variety of cooking apple + -monger referring to a dealer or trader in a specific commodity.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.