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Meaning of "costermonger" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COSTERMONGER

Coster-, from costard + monger.
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PRONUNCIATION OF COSTERMONGER

costermonger  [ˈkɒstəˌmʌŋɡə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COSTERMONGER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Costermonger is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COSTERMONGER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Costermonger

Costermonger, coster or costard is a street seller of fruit and vegetables, in London and other British towns. They were ubiquitous in mid-Victorian England, and some are still found in markets. As usual with street-sellers, they would use a loud sing-song cry or chant to attract attention. Their cart might be stationary at a market stall, or mobile. The term is derived from the words costard and monger; i.e., seller. Costers met a need for rapid food distribution from the central markets. Their membership as a coster was signalled by their large neckerchief, known as a kingsman, tied round their necks. Their hostility towards the police was legendary. The term is now often used to describe hawkers in general; sometimes a distinction is made between the two: a costermonger sells from a handcart or animal-drawn cart, while a hawker carries his wares in a basket.

Definition of costermonger in the English dictionary

The definition of costermonger in the dictionary is a person who sells fruit, vegetables, etc, from a barrow.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COSTERMONGER


balladmonger
ˈbælədˌmʌŋɡə
carpetmonger
ˈkɑːpɪtˌmʌŋɡə
cheesemonger
ˈtʃiːzˌmʌŋɡə
fashionmonger
ˈfæʃənˌmʌŋɡə
fearmonger
ˈfɪəˌmʌŋɡə
fellmonger
ˈfɛlˌmʌŋɡə
fishmonger
ˈfɪʃˌmʌŋɡə
fleshmonger
ˈflɛʃˌmʌŋɡə
gossipmonger
ˈɡɒsɪpˌmʌŋɡə
ironmonger
ˈaɪənˌmʌŋɡə
lawmonger
ˈlɔːˌmʌŋɡə
panicmonger
ˈpænɪkˌmʌŋɡə
phrasemonger
ˈfreɪzˌmʌŋɡə
rumormonger
ˈruːməˌmʌŋɡə
rumour-monger
ˈruːməˌmʌŋɡə
scandalmonger
ˈskændəlˌmʌŋɡə
scaremonger
ˈskɛəˌmʌŋɡə
starmonger
ˈstɑːˌmʌŋɡə
warmonger
ˈwɔːˌmʌŋɡə
whoremonger
ˈhɔːˌmʌŋɡə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COSTERMONGER

costalgia
costally
costard
costardmonger
costate
coste
costean
Costello
coster
Costermansville
costing
costive
costively
costiveness
costless
costlessly
costlier
costliest
costliness
costly

WORDS THAT END LIKE COSTERMONGER

belonger
conger
costardmonger
doom-monger
finger
hunger
longer
monger
newsmonger
no longer
not for much longer
pearmonger
prolonger
rumor-monger
singer
sponger
tonger
wondermonger
wordmonger
wronger

Synonyms and antonyms of costermonger in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «costermonger» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COSTERMONGER

Find out the translation of costermonger to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of costermonger from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «costermonger» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

costermonger
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

costermonger
570 millions of speakers

English

costermonger
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

costermonger
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

costermonger
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

costermonger
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

costermonger
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঠেলাগাড়িতে করে জিনিস বিক্রি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

marchand de quatre-saisons
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Costermonger
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Straßenhändler
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

costermonger
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

costermonger
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Costermonger
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người bán hàng rong
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

costermonger
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॉस्टर्मोनर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

seyyar balıkçı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

venditore ambulante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

costermonger
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

costermonger
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

costermonger
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Costermonger
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

costermonger
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Costermonger
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Costermonger
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of costermonger

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COSTERMONGER»

The term «costermonger» is normally little used and occupies the 145.666 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COSTERMONGER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «costermonger» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «costermonger» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about costermonger

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COSTERMONGER»

Discover the use of costermonger in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to costermonger and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Popular Mechanics
A SMALL COSTERMONGER The "costers" of London, hawkers of all kinds of fruits and green vegetables, have long been a joy to tourists because of their quaint turnouts and curious style of dress. The costermonger carts are always drawn by ...
2
The Making of the Modern Body: Sexuality and Society in the ...
Nevertheless, despite his allusions to the draining of executive powers and of a possible devolution to an animal state, Mayhew can never explain just what the costermonger is costing society. He admits that the costermonger is "simply a ...
Catherine Gallagher, Thomas Walter Laqueur, 1986
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London labour and the London poor
money to his lel provident brethren at 1040!. per cent. per annum ; or he may purchase largely at the markets, and engage youths to sell his suipéus stock at half profits. e provident costermonger, who has thus " got on in the world," is rarely ...
H. Mayhew
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Style & Circumstance: The Gentleperson's Guide to Good Grammar
(simple present tense) C Yesterday Master William stole an apple from the costermonger. (simple past tense) C Tomorrow Master William will steal an apple from the costermonger. (simple future tense) The Progressive Tense: One Step ...
Phineas J. Caruthers, 2012
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The Apologetics Collection
The religious teacher is at least supposed to be interested in the costermonger because he is a man; the politician is in some dim and perverted sense interested in the costermonger because he is a citizen; it is only the wretched writer who is ...
Several
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Heretics
The religious teacher is at least supposed to be interested in the costermonger because he is a man; the politician is in some dim and perverted sense interested in the costermonger because he is a citizen; it is only the wretched writer who is ...
G. K. Chesterton, 2009
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Heretics (異端思想):
Thereligious teacher isat least supposedtobe interested inthe costermonger because he is a man;the politician is in somedimand perverted sense interested in the costermonger because he is a citizen; it is only the wretched writer who is ...
Gilbert Keith Chesterton, 2011
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The slang dictionary, or, The vulgar words, street phrases, ...
COSTERMONGER, a street seller of fish, fruit, vegetables, poultry, &c. The London costermongers number more than 30,000. They form a distinct class, occupying whole neighbourhoods, and are cut off from the rest of metropolitan society by ...
John Camden Hotten
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Heretics: (Large Print)
The religious teacher is at least supposed to be interested in the costermonger because he is a man; the politician is in some dim and perverted sense interested in the costermonger because he is a citizen; it is only the wretched writer who is ...
10
Heretics:
The religious teacher is at least supposed to be interested in the costermonger becausehe isa man; the politician isin some dim and perverted sense interested inthe costermonger because he is a citizen; itisonly the wretchedwriter who is ...
Gilbert Keith Chesterton, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COSTERMONGER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term costermonger is used in the context of the following news items.
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1500 pay respects to Newham horse dealer
From an early age Harry and his siblings would all be involved with his father's costermonger – street-selling – business, getting up early to ... «Newham Recorder, Jul 15»
2
Mad Cow Disease rockier than Kanye
By the time we reached their 'hit' Jesus Wants Me For A Vegetable Maple was in the groove, spitting out the lyrics like a proper costermonger. Decomposition ... «Salisbury Journal, Jul 15»
3
Game Of Thrones Recap: Thank Heaven For Little Girls
costermonger cry amusingly suggestive. But to her, a clam is just a clam – until some hurr-hurring bozo treats Lana the coster-girl to her first ... «Junkee, Jun 15»
4
Table Talk: AA Gill reviews The Duck and Rice
The Duck and Rice is a Chinese restaurant set in a market costermonger's pub. There's a bit of pearly Shoreditch right there. Soho already has ... «The Sunday Times, Jun 15»
5
Game Of Thrones Recap: Finally, The Episode We've Waited Five …
In Braavos, Arya's training with the Faceless Men is coming along briskly as she coster-plays a costermonger, observing a dockside insurance ... «Junkee, Jun 15»
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Seven horses face slaughter as council forced to enact …
Mr Wilson, who used to be a costermonger in Thetford, said the horses' slaughter would “destroy” him. “I have always kept horses and I feel like ... «Norfolk Eastern Daily Press, May 15»
7
In Search Of St Luke's: The Forgotten City Fringe
On 9 May 1770, a local costermonger named James Parrot set off from Charterhouse intent on achieving this feat. He rushed along Goswell ... «Londonist, Mar 15»
8
Twelve bloomin' great things to do in London this Spring
Charlie Hicks, a fifth-generation costermonger with over 40 years' experience, recommends hispi, aka spring cabbage. 'It's a sweet, pointed ... «Time Out London, Mar 15»
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Wish you were here? Postcard exhibition depicts history of our city
A costermonger was a street-seller with a barrow or horse-drawn cart. This coster, photographed near James Bigwood's fishmongers probably ... «Bristol Post, Mar 15»
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Anger over plans to close Finsbury Park station entrance for more …
One, @OssieSaysStuff, Tweeted: “I'm more worried about what “Taste the Mango” costermonger bloke will do when Wells Terrace entrance ... «Islington Gazette, Feb 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Costermonger [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/costermonger>. May 2024 ».
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