Definition of COSTERMONGER

costermonger

Plural: costermongers

Noun

  • a hawker of fruit and vegetables from a barrow
  • A trader who sells fruit and vegetables from a cart or barrow in the street.
  • An apple-seller, usually itinerant and selling from a cart.

Origin / Etymology

From costard (“cooking apple”) + -monger.

Synonyms

barrow-boy, barrow-man, fruiterer, fruitmonger, fruitseller

Scrabble Score: 17

costermonger is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
costermonger is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
costermonger is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

costermonger is a valid Words With Friends word