Hypertext Webster Gateway: "monger"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Monger \Mon"ger\, n. [AS. mangere, fr. mangian to trade; akin to
Icel. manga to trade, mangari a trader, OHG. mangari,
mengari; cf. L. mango a dealer in slaves.]
1. A trader; a dealer; -- now used chiefly in composition;
as, fishmonger, ironmonger, newsmonger.
2. A small merchant vessel. [Obs.] --Blount.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Monger \Mon"ger\, v. t.
To deal in; to make merchandise of; to traffic in; -- used
chiefly of discreditable traffic.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
monger
n : someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to
be sold [syn: {trader}, {bargainer}, {dealer}]
v : sell or offer for sale from place to place [syn: {peddle}, {huckster},
{hawk}, {vend}, {pitch}]
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