fishmonger

[ fish-mong-ger, -muhng- ]

noun

, Chiefly British.

1. a dealer in fish, especially for eating.

fishmonger

/ ˈfɪʃˌmʌŋɡə /

noun

1. a retailer of fish

Word History and Origins

Origin of fishmonger¹

First recorded in 1300–50; fish + monger ( def )

Example Sentences

Ibba Sarr, a fishmonger at a Nouakchott fish market, told the Reuters news agency that strong winds in the past two days had moved the bodies closer to the shore.

From BBC

"Obviously you can bank your cash right away, you don't have to worry about having cash on the premises," said Mrs Harrison, a former fishmonger who has lived in Looe all her life.

From BBC

Even if your server or fishmonger has no idea where the shrimp came from — or whether, say, the boat used a turtle excluder device — the question puts pressure on the industry.

From Seattle Times

Now situated in central L.A., her perfect day involves picking up Icelandic catch from her local fishmonger, relaxing with a good book by the beach, practicing Frederic Chopin’s children’s tunes as a form of meditation and spending more time on her phone than she cares to admit.

From Los Angeles Times

Mathieu Tartare, a malware researcher at the cybersecurity firm ESET, says it has linked I-Soon to a Chinese state hacking group it calls Fishmonger that it actively tracks and which it wrote about in January 2020 after the group hacked Hong Kong universities during student protests.

From Seattle Times