| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| costermonger |
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| SYLLABICATION: | cos·ter·mon·ger |
| PRONUNCIATION: | k s t r-m ng g r, -m ng - |
| NOUN: | Chiefly British One who sells fruit, vegetables, fish, or other goods from a cart, barrow, or stand in the streets. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Obsolete costard-monger : costard + monger.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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