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Monger vs Merchant - What's the difference?

monger | merchant |

As nouns the difference between monger and merchant

is that monger is a dealer in a specific commodity, normally used in combination while merchant is a person who traffics in commodities for profit.

As verbs the difference between monger and merchant

is that monger is to sell or peddle something while merchant is as a resident of a region, to buy goods from a non-resident and sell them to another non-resident.

As a proper noun Merchant is

{{surname|lang=en}.

monger

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A dealer in a specific commodity, normally used in combination
    • costermonger, fishmonger, ironmonger
  • A person promoting something undesirable, always used in combination
    • warmonger, sleazemonger
  • A small merchant vessel.
    • (Blount)

    Derived terms

    * airmonger * apple-monger * ballad-monger, balladmonger * barbermonger * bookmonger * boroughmonger * carpet-monger, carpetmonger * ceremony-monger * cheesemonger * cockmonger * corn-monger * costermonger * deathmonger * defeatmonger * eirmonger * fancymonger * fashion-monger, fashionmonger * fellmonger * fishmonger * flashmonger * fleshmonger * fruitmonger * foolmonger * gossipmonger * grievance-monger * hatemonger * haymonger * horsemonger * ideamonger * ironmonger * jobmonger * lawmonger * lease-monger * Lightmonger * loanmonger * lovemonger * mass-monger * maxim-monger * meal-monger * merit-monger * miracle-monger * money-monger * mongering * -mongery * muck-monger * murdermonger * mutton-monger * mystery-monger * newsmonger * nostrum-monger * panic-monger, panicmonger * pardon-monger * peacemonger * pearmonger * peltmonger * phrase-monger, phrasemonger * place-monger, placemonger * pleasuremonger * prophecy-monger * pupil-monger * questmonger * relic-monger * rule-monger * rumormonger, rumourmonger * scandal-monger, scandalmonger * scaremonger * spoilsmonger * starmonger * statemonger * system-monger * versemonger * warmonger * whoremonger * witchmonger * wit-monger * wonder-monger * woodmonger * wordmonger

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (British) To sell or peddle something

    • Anagrams

    *

    merchant

    English

    (wikipedia merchant)

    Alternative forms

    * merchaunt (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who traffics in commodities for profit.
  • The owner or operator of a retail business.
  • A trading vessel; a merchantman.
  • * 1611 , , II. i. 5:
    • Every day, some sailor's wife, / The masters of some merchant', and the ' merchant , / Have just our theme of woe.

    Derived terms

    * merchantable * merchant bank * merchant banker * merchant flag * merchant fleet * merchantman * merchant marine * mercantile * merchant navy * merchant prince * merchant seaman * merchant ship * merchant tailor * wine merchant

    Related terms

    * merchandise * commerce

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • As a resident of a region, to buy goods from a non-resident and sell them to another non-resident.
    • a merchanting service

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