monger
monger — noun
- mongersingular
- mongersplural
1. someone who makes a living by buying goods and selling them again
someone who makes a living by buying goods and selling them again
Reuben worked as a cloth monger in the market near the harbor.
cloth monger
The village monger bought copper pots in town and resold them nearby.
Mei asked the fish monger which crabs were caught that morning.
At the fair, each monger shouted prices from a wooden stall.
用法筆記
Often appears in compounds that name the goods being sold, such as fish monger or ironmonger.
2. someone who deliberately promotes or spreads something harmful, shameful, or unh
someone who deliberately promotes or spreads something harmful, shameful, or unhelpful
The mayor called the blogger a rumor monger after the false post spread.
rumor monger
Neighbors ignored the gossip monger who stood outside the bakery each morning.
Critics warned that fear mongers were using the fire to sell fake alarms.
Putri refused to forward the message because it came from an online scandal monger.
- agitator
focuses on stirring strong public feeling or disorder
- propagandist
often used for organized political messaging
用法筆記
Usually appears in compounds such as rumor monger, fear monger, or warmonger, and it nearly always carries criticism.
monger — verb
- mongerpresent simple I / you / we / they
- mongersthird-person singular
- mongeredpast tense
- mongeringpresent participle
1. to travel around selling goods straight to customers instead of from a fixed sho
to travel around selling goods straight to customers instead of from a fixed shop
Christopher once mongered ribbons from a bicycle before opening his shop.
monger + goods
Street sellers mongered umbrellas outside the station as rain flooded the square.
Élise mongered handmade soap from door to door after losing her office job.
Faisal spent weekends mongering spices at village fairs across the valley.
文法句型
monger + goods
用法筆記
Usually refers to direct selling in streets, villages, or fairs rather than selling from a permanent shop.