fishmonger
fishmonger
Definition
fish·monger (fis̸h′muŋ′gər, -mäŋ′-)
noun
Chiefly Brit. a dealer in fish
fishmonger
Usage Examples
Possessives
- shop: They owned and ran a poultry and fishmonger's shop.
- slab: His eyes took on a clouded, hazy, dreamy quality, rather like those of a haddock on a fishmonger's slab.
- stall: Welsby lay spread out on top of the fishmonger's stall, groaning faintly.
- counter: If you're a regular at the fishmonger's counter, snap up some oily fish such as mackerel and salmon.
Converse of object
- include: As its name implies it was a green, surrounded by shops, including a fishmongers, bakers and post office.
- have: I am lucky in having local fishmonger Marcus stopping his van next to my house every Wednesday.
- become: He was a local man who became a fishmonger in London.
- show: The photograph above shows Swedish fishmonger Svante Wedin with the elongate fish.
- find: Find the fishmonger, spot the baker, find the butcher, spot the post office or even find the chemist.
Adjective modifier
- independent: Membership of The SQS Club is open to all UK independent fishmongers who sell Scottish Quality Salmon.
- local: I am lucky in having local fishmonger Marcus stopping his van next to my house every Wednesday.
- good: You are better off hunting them out at a good fishmongers.
- several: There are several small fishmongers in Cagliari where you can go shopping, and popular bargains include fish related food.
- small: There are several small fishmongers in Cagliari where you can go shopping, and popular bargains include fish related food.
- other: We don't mind because we only cook the best ones and other fishmongers shouldn't either.
Modifies a noun
- shop: I am currently on good terms with two separate fishmonger shops.
- slab: There are incidental fish catches and Red Mullet and Gurnard are often seen on the fishmonger slabs.
Preposition: in
- country: We get our fish from one of the top fishmongers in the country, at Burnham-on-Sea.
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