Dictionary entry

Monger

Webster's Dictionary 1913

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. Blount.