costermonger

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.

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[Obsolete costard-monger : costard + monger.]

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costermonger

Noun

Brit a person who sells fruit and vegetables from a barrow in the street [costard a kind of apple + monger trader]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

costermonger - a hawker of fruit and vegetables from a barrow barrow-boy, barrow-man bargainer, dealer, monger, trader - someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold