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breadmonger

noun

Etymology

From bread + monger. Compare the Middle English surname Bredmongestere.

  1. derived from *(s)meh₂-✻ — “to beckon, signal”
  2. derived from *manicō✻
  3. derived from ن ج ل
  4. derived from μαγγανεύω — “to use charms or philtres; to cheat, play tricks; to dress food artificially to make it appear better”
  5. derived from *-ārī✻
  6. derived from mangō — “dealer, trader”
  7. inherited from *mangārī✻ — “dealer, merchant, monger”
  8. inherited from mangere — “dealer, merchant, trader”
  9. inherited from mongere
  10. compounded as breadmonger — “bread + monger”

Definitions

  1. A seller of bread.

    • Mr. W. Dean Taylor lectured here on Monday evening, in the Market Place, to an audience composed of Tories, Bread Mongers, and Chartists.
    • He dwelt in severe terms upon the hypocrisy of Messrs. Cobden and Bright, and such like humanity and cheap bread mongers, for their opposition to the Ten Hours’ Bill.
    • William Pitt in power! war in Europe! small constituencies, and small bread! (Loud cheers.) But what is the state of the case at the present time—what the condition of the coroneted breadmonger now?

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA