The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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 Brit. dated ▪ a person who sells fruit and vegetables from a handcart in the street. ORIGIN from Costard (a type of apple) + MONGER(Cf. ↑ monger) … English terms dictionary
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 — 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
costermonger — UK [ˈkɒstə(r)ˌmʌŋɡə(r)] / US [ˈkɑstərˌmʌŋɡər] noun [countable] Word forms costermonger : singular costermonger plural costermongers British old fashioned someone who sells fruit and vegetables in the street … English 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 — noun a trader who sells fruit and vegetables from a barrow in the street … Wiktionary
costermonger — cos|ter|mon|ger [ˈkɔstəˌmʌŋgə US ˈka:stərˌma:ŋgər, ˌmʌŋ ] n BrE old fashioned someone who sells fruit and vegetables in the street … Dictionary of contemporary English
costermonger — cos·ter·mon·ger || kÉ’stə‚mʌŋgÉ™ n. fruit and vegetables seller who sells from a cart or stand on the street … English contemporary dictionary
