monger English · revision 1170

+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈmʌŋɡə/ ''(UK)''; /ˈmʌŋɡəɹ/, /ˈmɑŋ-/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It comes from Middle English ''mongere'',^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(MW Collegiate) from Old English ''mangere'' “merchant, trader”,^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU) the agent noun of ''mangian'' “to trade”,^(Etymonline)^(RHWU) [[der|la|mango|t=dealer, trader]],^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU) probably of Greek origin,^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(MW Collegiate) akin to [[grc|μάγγανον|tr=mánganon|t=means of charming, philter]].^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ A dealer or trader (before 975).^(Barnhart 1995)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ In compounds ''-monger'' has named dealers since the 12th century, as in ''haymonger'' (1193), ''fishmonger'' and ''cheesemonger''.^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) From the 16th century it chiefly implied a petty or disreputable trade,^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) as in ''ballad-monger'' and ''scandalmonger'', and today it often names someone who stirs up something discreditable, as in ''warmonger''.^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate) The verb, to peddle, is recorded about 1864 in Merriam-Webster and 1928 in Barnhart and the OED.^(MW Collegiate)^(Barnhart 1995)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * before 975 – Old English ''mangere'', a trader.^(Barnhart 1995)^(OED 1989)

+ * 1193 – ''haymonger''.^(Barnhart 1995)

+ * 16th century – chiefly a petty or disreputable dealer.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

+ * about 1864 – verb, to peddle (1928 in the OED).^(MW Collegiate)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A dealer in a particular commodity, usually in compounds such as [[fishmonger]] or [[ironmonger]].^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

+ # A person who promotes something petty, undesirable or discreditable, usually in compounds such as [[warmonger]] or [[scandalmonger]].^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ===Verb===

+ # To [[peddle]] or sell; also to promote something undesirable.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[mongering]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[fishmonger]]

+ * [[ironmonger]]

+ * [[warmonger]]

+ * [[costermonger]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}