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costermonger — 1510s, itinerant apple seller from coster (see COSTARD (Cf. costard)) + MONGER (Cf. monger). Sense extended from apple seller to any salesman who plied his wares from a street cart. Contemptuous use is from Shakespeare ( 2 Henry IV ), but reason… … Etymology dictionary
costermonger — noun Etymology: costard + monger Date: 1514 British a hawker of fruit or vegetables … New Collegiate Dictionary
costermonger — /kos teuhr mung geuhr, mong , kaw steuhr /, Chiefly Brit. n. 1. Also called coster. a hawker of fruit, vegetables, fish, etc. v.i. 2. to sell fruit, vegetables, fish, etc., from a cart, barrow, or stall in the streets; coster. [1505 15; earlier… … Universalium
costermonger — [ kɒstəmʌŋgə] noun Brit. dated a person who sells goods, especially fruit and vegetables, from a handcart in the street. Origin C16 (denoting an apple seller): from Costard + monger … English new terms dictionary
costermonger — cos•ter•mon•ger [[t]ˈkɒs tərˌmʌŋ gər, ˌmɒŋ , ˈkɔ stər [/t]] n. chiefly brit. a hawker of fruit, vegetables, fish, etc • Etymology: 1505–15; earlier costerdmonger. See costard, monger … From formal English to slang
costermonger — [käs′tər muŋ΄gər, kôs′tər muŋ΄gər] n. [Early ModE costardmonger, apple dealer: see COSTARD & MONGER] Brit. a person who sells fruit or vegetables from a cart or street stand: also coster … English World dictionary
costermonger — n. Brit. a person who sells fruit, vegetables, etc., in the street from a barrow. Etymology: COSTARD + MONGER … Useful english dictionary
cos|ter|mon|ger — «KOS tuhr MUHNG guhr, KS », noun. a person who sells fruit, vegetables, fish, or other produce or merchandise from a handcart or stand in the street. ╂[earlier costardmonger < costard + monger dealer, trader] … Useful english dictionary
Costermonger — The Coster s Mansion, 1899 sheet music Costermonger, or simply Coster, is a street seller of fruit (apples, etc.) and vegetables, in London and other British towns. They were ubiquitous in mid Victorian England, and some are still found in… … Wikipedia
Fruit (slang) — Fruit and Fruit cake (as well as many variations) are slang Sexual s te. dyke.cite web first=Danny title=Strange Fruit publisher=Nighttours.com date=2007 url =http://www.nighttours.nl/amsterdam/gayguide/strange fruit.php accessdate=2007 11 15]… … Wikipedia
