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In some senses, fishmonger is marked as archaic, figuratively, British, rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.
fishmonger
/ˈfɪʃˌmʌŋɡ.ə(ɹ)/
noun 3
Collocations
5ADJ.
nice
VERB + FISHMONGER
became, looking, pop
FISHMONGER + NOUN
earl, huseyin, origin, s
PREP.
across, in, into
ADV.
proudly
Definitions
noun
1
A person who sells fish.
If he made transcendental distinctions, he fortified himself by drawing all his illustrations from sources disdained by orators and polite conversers; from mares and puppies; from pitchers and soup-ladles; from cooks and criers; the shops of potters, horse-doctors, butchers, and fishmongers.
2
A shop that sells fish; a fishmonger's shop, a fishmonger's.
And Susan, sure of this inevitable answer, would ask Cook to pop into the fishmonger for a nice bit of salmon, […]
A nice woman at the fishmonger in Earl’s Court Road—she had to walk miles to find a fish shop—told her how to cook the fillets of plaice she bought.
3
A pimp.
Excellent well; you are a fishmonger.
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Synonyms
noun — someone who sells fish
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
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If he made transcendental distinctions, he fortified himself by drawing all his illustrations from sources disdained by orators and polite conversers; from mares and puppies; from pitchers and soup-la
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And Susan, sure of this inevitable answer, would ask Cook to pop into the fishmonger for a nice bit of salmon, […]
Wiktionary03
A nice woman at the fishmonger in Earl’s Court Road—she had to walk miles to find a fish shop—told her how to cook the fillets of plaice she bought.
Wiktionary04
He is a fishmonger.
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The fishmonger guarantees the origin and freshness of his products.
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Tom is a fishmonger.
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