fishmonger
pronunciation
How to pronounce fishmonger in British English:
UK [ˈfɪʃmʌŋgə(r)]
How to pronounce fishmonger in American English:
US [ˈfɪʃˌmʌŋɡɚ, -ˌmɑŋ-]
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- Noun:
- someone who sells fish
Word Origin
- fishmonger (n.)
- mid-15c., from fish (n.) + monger (n.).
Example
- 1. Steve davies , a london fishmonger , supports them and believes many of his peers do too .
- 2. They might be good for processed foods and staples , but her exhaustive research shows that for fresh and unprocessed foods-fruit , vegetables , fish and meat-shoppers are better off at their local butcher , fishmonger or greengrocer .
- 3. Having walked to the end of the fruit and vegetable aisle , basingstoke 's hard-core shoppers arrive at counters of prepared food , the fishmonger , the butcher and the deli .
- 4. On stalham high street , locals grumble , businesses such as a greengrocer , fishmonger , bakery , butcher and a convenience store have closed , to be replaced by charity shops , chinese takeaways and ( prompting mordant jokes ) a funeral parlour .
- 5. Gu cheng on the isolation of being a poet : " having your poetry read is like being a fish displayed frozen on a fishmonger 's slab . People say it tastes good but no one would like to swim in the sea with it . "