mongers
mongers — noun
- mongerssingular
- mongersesplural
1. someone who deliberately spreads unpleasant news or feelings such as fear, false
someone who deliberately spreads unpleasant news or feelings such as fear, false stories, or conflict among people — almost always used as the second part of a compound word such as scaremonger, warmonger, or rumourmonger
Warmongers in the government pushed the country toward an unnecessary conflict.
compound: warmonger used for people promoting war
During the pandemic, scaremongers shared false information about the virus online.
compound: scaremonger for spreading fear
Rumourmongers spread fake stories about the mayor's personal life across the town.
Gita warned her friends not to listen to the gossipmongers at the office water cooler.
The local hatemongers tried to turn the two communities against each other with lies.
用法筆記
This sense of monger is rarely used alone. It appears inside compound nouns where the first word identifies what bad thing is being spread (e.g. war, scare, rumour, gossip, hate). The plural form mongers is common in these compounds.
常見錯誤
2. a person whose job is to buy and sell a particular type of goods — most often fo
a person whose job is to buy and sell a particular type of goods — most often found in compound nouns such as fishmonger, ironmonger, or cheesemonger
The fishmonger at the harbour sells the freshest mackerel every morning before sunrise.
compound: fishmonger for fish seller
Trang bought a wheel of aged cheddar from the cheesemonger in the old town market.
compound: cheesemonger for cheese seller
A traditional ironmonger in our village still sells nails, locks, and garden tools.
The costermonger pushed his wooden cart through the street, calling out the price of apples.
Mizuki found a local fishmonger who delivers fresh salmon to her door every Friday morning.
用法筆記
This sense is strongly associated with British English and appears almost exclusively in compound nouns. The first part of the compound names the product being sold. Costermonger specifically refers to a person who sells fruit and vegetables from a street cart.
常見錯誤
mongers — verb
- mongerspresent simple I / you / we / they
- mongerses3rd person singular
- mongersing-ing form
- mongersedpast simple
1. to sell items by travelling from one place to another, often in a small or infor
to sell items by travelling from one place to another, often in a small or informal way — for example, a travelling merchant who mongers fabrics, spices, or household goods at village markets
For decades, Andrés mongered handmade furniture from town to town across the southern region.
rare verb: mongered + goods + from place to place
Before supermarkets, farmers often mongered their surplus vegetables at weekly county fairs.
A travelling merchant mongered silk and spices along the ancient mountain trade routes.
Wren watched the old woman monger fresh herbs and remedies at the square every Thursday.
In coastal areas, fishermen mongered their catch directly to households instead of selling to wholesalers.
- buy
opposite action
文法句型
monger + goods
用法筆記
This verb is rare in modern English and sounds old-fashioned. The noun senses are far more common. When used today, it almost always refers to historical or rural trading practices.