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monger

noun

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

transitive verb

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

See monger in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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