mon|ger

mon|ger
mon|ger «MUHNG guhr, MONG-», verb, noun.
–v.t.
1. to deal or traffic in.
2. to spread (pernicious gossip, ill will, or other evil).
–n.
a person who mongers; trafficker.
[back formation < mongering]
combining form.
1. a dealer in _____; person who sells _____: »

Fishmonger = a dealer in fish.

2. a person who traffics in _____; person who spreads or busies himself with _____: »

Scandalmonger = a person who spreads scandal.

[Old English mangere, ultimately < Latin mangō, -ōnis trader]

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