Look up: costermonger


  1. Costermonger
    Costermonger, or simply Coster, is a street seller of fruit (apples, etc.) and vegetables, in London and other British towns. They were ubiquitous in mid-Victorian England, and some are still found in markets. As usual with street-sellers, they would use a loud sing-song cry or chant to attract att...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costermonger

  2. costermonger
    [n] - a hawker of fruit and vegetables from a barrow
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=costermonger

  3. Costermonger
    Cos'ter·mon`ger noun [ See Costard .] An apple seller; a hawker of, or dealer in, any kind of fruit or vegetables; a fruiterer. [ Written also costardmonger .]
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/168

  4. costermonger
    barrow-man noun a hawker of fruit and vegetables from a barrow
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=costermonger

  5. Costermonger
    • (n.) An apple seller; a hawker of, or dealer in, any kind of fruit or vegetables; a fruiterer.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/costermonger/

  6. Costermonger
    Originally a costermonger was a seller of apples, the term came to mean a seller of fruit and vegetables and later any eatables traded around the streets.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/CXCA.HTM

  7. Costermonger
    A costermonger is an itinerant dealer in fruit, vegetables, fish etc. deriving the name from costard, a favourite apple. The London costermongers were viewed as useful at relieving the markets when glutted during the 19th century.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/JC.HTM

  8. costermonger
    a street peddler, usually selling fruits or vegetables. An estimated 12,000 costermongers vied for patrons on London streets in the 1850s.
    Found op http://charlesdickenspage.com/glossary.html

  9. costermonger
    1) Bargainer 2) Barrow-boy 3) Barrow-man 4) Dealer 5) Monger 6) Trader
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/costermonger/1

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