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mon·ger (muŋ′gər, mäŋ′-)

noun

a dealer or trader: usually in compounds [fishmonger]: sometimes used figuratively and derogatorily [scandalmonger]: chiefly Brit. in literal uses

Etymology: ME mongere < OE mangere < L mango, dealer in tricked-out wares < ? Gr *mangōn < manganon, device for deceiving: see mangle

transitive verb

to disseminate, promote, etc., often in a way that is regarded as deceptive or self-serving

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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