MONGER


Meaning of MONGER in English

n. (usu. in comb.)

1. a dealer or trader (fishmonger; ironmonger).

2 usu. derog. a person who promotes or deals in something specified (warmonger; scaremonger).

Etymology: OE mangere f. mangian to traffic f. Gmc, ult. f. L mango dealer

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.