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

Words With Friends Score: 21

costermonger: valid Words With Friends Word