fishmonger
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fishmonger
- /ˈfɪʃˌmʌŋɡ.ə/ UK
- /ˈfɪʃˌmʌŋɡ.əɹ/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English fisshemonger; equivalent to fish + monger.
noun fishmongers
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A person who sells fish.
If he made transcendental distinctions, he fortified himself by drawing all his illustrations from sources disdained by orators and polite conversers; from mares and puppies; from pitchers and soup-ladles; from cooks and criers; the shops of potters, horse-doctors, butchers, and fishmongers.
Similar: fishman, ichthyopolist
- A shop that sells fish; a fishmonger's shop, a fishmonger's. And Susan, sure of this inevitable answer, would ask Cook to pop into the fishmonger for a nice bit of salmon, […]
- A pimp. Excellent well; you are a fishmonger.
Translations
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noun person who sells fish
| Español | pescadero, pescadera |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 생선 장수 saengseon jangsu |
| 日本語 | 魚屋 sakanaya |
| 中文 | 魚商 /鱼商 yúshāng, 魚販子 /鱼贩子 yúfànzi, 魚販 /鱼贩 yúfàn |
| Português | peixeiro, peixeira |
| Français | poissonnier, poissonnière, marchand de poisson |
| Deutsch | Fischverkäufer, Fischmann m/Fischfrau, Fischhändler |
| Italiano | pescivendolo, pescivendola |
| Ελληνικά | ιχθυοπώλης ichthyopólis |
| Română | negustor de pește, pescar |
| Русский | рыботорго́вец rybotorgóvec, торго́вец ры́бой torgóvec rýboj |
| Tiếng Việt | ngưởi bán cá |
| العربية | سَمَّاك sammāk, بَائِع سَمَك bāʔiʕ samak |
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title = {fishmonger},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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