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Peddler vs Sleazemonger - What's the difference?

peddler | sleazemonger |

As nouns the difference between peddler and sleazemonger

is that peddler is an itinerant seller of small goods; a hawker while sleazemonger is one who maliciously spreads disgraceful information about someone; gossip, blabbermouth.

peddler

English

Alternative forms

* pedlar (UK )

Noun

(en noun)
  • An itinerant seller of small goods; a hawker.
  • A dealer in illegal drugs.

    • External links

    * (wikipedia "peddler") English agent nouns

    sleazemonger

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who maliciously spreads disgraceful information about someone; gossip, blabbermouth.
  • A peddler of sleaze.
  • * 1988 , "Prince Charming", Complications , page 208
    • Ernest cannot see himself telling Honoroff that his wife does pictures for that sex-obsessed sleazemonger .
  • * a'' 2004 , , "Mad Cow Disease Comes to the NBA", ''Hey Rube , page 49
    • Not even the sleazemongers at Fox will pay big money to televise a dull & diminished NBA product.
  • * 2011 , Isabel Wolff, Rescuing Rose , page 273
    • The P.R. king and tabloid sleazemonger ?