What does Fishmonger mean?

Definitions for Fishmonger
ˈfɪʃˌmʌŋ gər, -ˌmɒŋ-fish·mon·ger

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. fishmonger, fishwifenoun

    someone who sells fish

Wiktionary

  1. fishmongernoun

    A person who sells fish.

  2. fishmongernoun

    A fishmonger's, a fishmonger's shop: a shop that sells fish.

  3. fishmongernoun

    A pimp.

    "Excellent well; you are a fishmonger." - William Shakespeare, said by Hamlet to Polonius. (Act 2, Scene 2)

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Fishmongernoun

    A dealer in fish; a seller of fish.

    Etymology: from fish.

    I fear to play the fishmonger; and yet so large a commodity may not pass in silence. Richard Carew, Survey of Cornwal.

    The surgeon left the fishmonger to determine the controversy between him and the pike. Roger L'Estrange.

Wikipedia

  1. Fishmonger

    A fishmonger (historically fishwife for female practitioners) is someone who sells raw fish and seafood. Fishmongers can be wholesalers or retailers and are trained at selecting and purchasing, handling, gutting, boning, filleting, displaying, merchandising and selling their product. In some countries modern supermarkets are replacing fishmongers who operate in shops or fish markets.

ChatGPT

  1. fishmonger

    A fishmonger is a person or shop that sells fish and other seafood for consumption. They often source, prepare and sell various types of fresh or frozen seafood to restaurants, supermarkets, and direct to consumers.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Fishmongernoun

    a dealer in fish

Wikidata

  1. Fishmonger

    A fishmonger is someone who sells raw fish and seafood. A woman who sold fish caught by her husband was called a fishwife. Fishmongers can be wholesalers or retailers, and are trained at selecting and purchasing, handling, gutting, boning, filleting, displaying, merchandising and selling their product. In western countries, modern supermarkets are replacing the fishmongers who operate in shops or fish markets.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Fishmonger in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Fishmonger in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Fishmonger in a Sentence

  1. Gary Huckle:

    I’ve been a fishmonger for 35 years and I have never seen a halibut this size, i’ve done big fish before but this is off the scale. It’s the biggest Scottish fish I have ever seen.

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