applemonger

English

Etymology

From apple +‎ monger.

Noun

applemonger (plural applemongers)

  1. (historical) A seller of apples.
    Hypernyms: costermonger, costardmonger (originally synonymous) < fruitmonger < huckster, hawker, peddler, pedlar < seller < person
    Hyponyms: apple-wife, applewife
    Coordinate term: applegrower
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