monger : Idioms & Phrases

Index

ballad monger

Bal"lad mon`ger
Etymology
See Monger.
Definitions
  1. A seller or maker of ballads; a poetaster. Shak.
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fashion-monger

Fash"ion-mon`ger noun
Definitions
  1. One who studies the fashions; a fop; a dandy. Marston.
Webster 1913

fashion-mongering

Fash"ion-mon`ger*ing adjective
Definitions
  1. Behaving like a fashion-monger. R. Shak.
Webster 1913

Miracle monger

  • an impostor who pretends to work miracles.
Webster 1913

Mutton monger

  • a pimp Low & Obs. Chapman.
Webster 1913

rule-monger

Rule"-mon`ger noun
Definitions
  1. A stickler for rules; a slave of rules R. Hare.
Webster 1913