-monger


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
-monger
combining form
  • 1 denoting a dealer or trader in a specified commodity: fishmonger.
  • 2 chiefly derogatory denoting a person promoting or engaging in a particular activity: rumour-monger.
– origin OE mangere, from mangian ‘to traffic’, of Gmc origin, based on L. mango ‘dealer’.
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