cheesemonger

[ cheez-mong-ger, ‐-muhng‐ ]

noun

1. a merchant who sells cheese and other dairy products.

cheesemonger

/ ˈtʃiːzˌmʌŋɡə /

noun

1. a person dealing in cheese, butter, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of cheesemonger¹

First recorded in 1500–50; cheese ¹( def ) + monger ( def )

Example Sentences

If you’re having trouble finding some of the recommended cheeses, ask a cheesemonger or someone working behind the cheese counter at your grocery store for the best substitutes.

From Outside Online

However, she could pray God if, she couldn't make love to the cheesemonger, and Nick felt she had stayed at home to pray for him.

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There was also a daughter, Bianchinetta, who married a cheesemonger named Bavarello, and had one child.

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I had seen, for the first time in my life, a churchwarden in Somerset, a local cheesemonger of appalling correctitude.

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The cheesemonger depicted in the illustration is an inveterate puzzle lover.

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That policy might, perhaps, be adopted with advantage by an enterprising British Cheesemonger.

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