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fishmonger Definition

fish·monger (fis̸hmuŋ′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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