From Middle English mongere, mangere, from Old English mangere, from Proto-West Germanic *mangārī, from Latin mangō, perhaps from Ancient Greek μάγγανον, from Proto-Indo-European *mang-.

• (British) IPA: /ˈmʌŋ.ɡə(ɹ)/
• (America) IPA: /ˈmʌŋ.ɡəɹ/, /ˈmɑŋ.ɡəɹ/

monger (plural mongers)

1. (mostly, in combination) A dealer in a specific commodity.

   Hyponyms: costermonger, fishmonger, ironmonger

   • c. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC ↗, [Act III, scene ii], lines 369-72:

     If I could meet
     that fancy-monger, I would give him some good
     counsel, for he seems to have the quotidian of love
     upon him.

2. (in combination) A person promoting something undesirable.

   Hyponyms: warmonger, sleazemonger, scaremonger

3. A small sea vessel.
   • 1790, Wilson Lt. Robert (RN), The Seaman's Manual

     monger: a small sea-vessel used by fishermen.

4. Clipping of whoremonger

   Synonyms: Thesaurus:prostitute's client

• French: marchand
• German: Krämer, Händler, Verkäufer
• Italian: venditore
• Portuguese: mercador
• Spanish: mercader

monger (mongers, present participle mongering; simple past and past participle mongered)

1. (transitive, British) To sell or peddle something.
2. (transitive) To promote something undesirable.

1. Surname.