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costermonger definition

cos·ter·mon·ger (kästər muŋ′gər, kôs-)

noun

Brit. a person who sells fruit or vegetables from a cart or street stand
also coster cos′·ter

Etymology: Early ModE costardmonger, apple dealer: see costard & monger

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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