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    -monger

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Business basics
    -monger /mʌŋɡə $ mɑːŋɡər, mʌŋ-/ suffix [in nouns] 1  BBSELLsomeone who sells a particular thing 商人，贩子 a fishmonger 鱼贩子2  rumourmonger/gloom-monger/doom-monger etc someone who says unpleasant things 传播谣言的人/散布悲观论调的人/散布末日论的人等 The rumourmongers have been busy again. 好造谣的人又在忙了。 the economic gloom-mongers 散布经济悲观论的人 → warmonger
    Examples from the Corpus
    -monger• a fishmonger• rumor mongers• warmongers    Origin -monger Old English mangere
    -monger suffixChinese
    thing sells a who particular someone Corpus


    -monger
    -monger /mʌŋɡə $ mɑːŋɡər, mʌŋ-/ suffix [in nouns]
     Language: Old English
     Origin: mangere
    1. someone who sells a particular thing:
        a fishmonger
    2. rumour-monger/gloom-monger/doom-monger etc someone who says unpleasant things:
        The rumour-mongers have been busy again.
        the economic gloom-mongers
    ⇨ warmonger