monger means A surname. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 70 out of 100.
monger is pronounced /ˈmʌŋɡə/.
Why “monger” is a great word
MONGER — [Noun, Verb] A dealer or trader in a specific commodity, often used in combination, or one who peddles or promotes something, especially something undesirable. From Middle English mongere, from Old English mangere ("dealer, merchant"), from Proto-West Germanic *mangārī, from Latin mangō ("dealer, trader") + the agent suffix *-ārī. The ultimate origin of Latin mangō is uncertain. Unlike merchant, which implies a reputable, larger-scale enterprise, or peddler, which specifies an itinerant hawker, monger tethers a trade to a single, often petty or morally suspect, substance or idea. It is the cold, silvery scales on a fishmonger’s marble slab; the insistent murmur of the gossipmonger in a quiet corner; the dry, rustling map in a warmonger’s ledger. The word names the fundamental commerce of human existence, where everything, from haddock to hatred, finds its dealer.
Etymology
The noun is derived from Middle English mongere, mangere (“dealer, merchant, trader”), from Old English mangere (“dealer, merchant, trader”), from Proto-West Germanic *mangārī (“dealer, merchant, monger”), from Latin mangō (“dealer, trader”) + Proto-West Germanic *-ārī (suffix forming agent nouns, especially denoting occupations). The further etymology of mangō is uncertain; the following possibilities have been suggested:
* From Ancient Greek μαγγανεύω (manganeúō, “to use charms or philtres; to cheat, play tricks; to dress food artificially to make it appear better”), from μάγγᾰνον (mángănon, “means of bewitching, charm, philtre”) (possibly from Proto-Indo-European *meng- (“to dress, embellish, trim”); or from Arabic ن ج ل (n j l, root relating to pouring out or thrusting)) + -εύω (-eúō,
noun
- Chiefly preceded by a descriptive word.; A dealer or trader in a specific commodity.“[S]ometime one rich munger or other, buying up a commoditie, and bringing it vvholly into his ovvne hands for to have the monopolie of it, raiſeth the market, and enhaunceth the price: […]”
- Chiefly preceded by a descriptive word.; A person promoting something, especially an undesirable thing.“There is a man haunts the Forreſt, that abuſes our yong plants vvith caruing Roſalinde on their barkes; hangs Oades vpon Hauthornes, and Elegies on brambles; all (forſooth) defying the name of Roſalinde. If I could meet that Fancie-monger, I vvould giue him ſome good counſel, for he ſeemes to have the Quotidian of Loue vpon him.”
- A small seagoing vessel used for fishing.“[C]erteyne Fyſhermen that go a trawlyng for fyſhe in Catches or mongers, and dradgies for Oyſters about the ſandes, […]”
verb
- To deal in, peddle, or sell (something).“There were Mongols hawking sheepskins and Chinese vending calendars and pocket calculators, North Koreans flogging jewelry and Vietnamese mongering shirts and leather jackets.”
- To promote (something, especially an undesirable thing); to peddle.“She [Grace Kelly] was beautiful and elegant but, above all, good. […] Not even Hedda Hopper could monger scandal in her regard.”