Meaning

3 senses
  1. (UK)A person who sells fish.

    Fischverkäufer, Fischmann m/Fischfrau, Fischhändler

    рыботорго́вецrybotorgóvec, торго́вец ры́бойtorgóvec rýboj

    торго́вець ри́боюtorhóvecʹ rýboju

    someone who sells fish

  2. (UK, rare)A shop that sells fish; a fishmonger's shop, a fishmonger's.

  3. (archaic, figuratively)A pimp.

Examples

10 sentences
  1. Tom is a fishmonger.

    Том - продавець риби.

    deTom ist Fischhändler.

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  2. They sell live fish at the fishmonger's.

    deIn dem Fischladen werden lebende Fische verkauft.

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  3. The fishmonger guarantees the origin and freshness of his products.

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  4. He is a fishmonger.

    deEr ist Fischhändler.

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  5. Ziri is a fishmonger.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
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Русский
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Deutsch
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Origin

From Middle English fisshemonger; equivalent to fish + monger.

From Middle English fisshemonger; equivalent to fish + monger.

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Forms

plural: fishmongers
Singularfishmonger
Pluralfishmongers

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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