costermonger
A vendor who sells fruit and vegetables from a cart or barrow in the streetA vendor who sells fruit and vegetables from a cart or barrow in the street.
» Coster, costermonger, or costard is a street seller of fruit and vegetables, in London and other British towns.
Meaning
2 senses(Ireland, UK)A vendor who sells fruit and vegetables from a cart or barrow in the street.
A costermonger's barrow is also known as a shallow.
a hawker of fruit and vegetables from a barrow
A vendor who sells fruit and vegetables from a cart or barrow in the street.
(Ireland, UK)An applemonger, usually itinerant and selling from a cart.
Examples
1 sentencesCoster, costermonger, or costard is a street seller of fruit and vegetables, in London and other British towns.
Origin
From costard (“cooking apple”) + monger.From costard (“cooking apple”) + monger.
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