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costermonger

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cos·ter·mon·ger  (kstr-mnggr, -mng-)
n. Chiefly British
One who sells fruit, vegetables, fish, or other goods from a cart, barrow, or stand in the streets.

[Obsolete costard-monger : costard + monger.]

costermonger [ˈkɒstəˌmʌŋgə], coster
n
Brit rare a person who sells fruit, vegetables, etc., from a barrow
[coster-, from costard + monger]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.costermonger - a hawker of fruit and vegetables from a barrow
bargainer, dealer, monger, trader - someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold
Translations
costermonger [ˈkɒstəˌmʌŋgəʳ] n (Brit) (old) → venditore/trice ambulante di frutta e verdura
costermonger [ˈkɒstəˌmʌŋgəʳ] n (Brit) (old) → venditore/trice ambulante di frutta e verdura


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Too far, in fancy, above the rest of mankind to trouble about their petty distinctions, he is equally at home with duke or costermonger.
costermonger, as, lord 'Aberdasher, Lord Hartisan and so forth.
I never came across but two of you who could value a man wholly and solely for what was in him--who thought themselves verily and indeed of the same flesh and blood as John Jones the attorney's clerk, and Bill Smith the costermonger, and could act as if they thought so.
 
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