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Recent Examples of costermonger
Croft was said to have taken his fashion inspiration from costermongers, who were roving traders selling fruit, vegetables, fish and produce on the streets of east London, a working-class area that developed its own distinct accent and vocabulary riddled with rhyming slang, known as Cockney.
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Megan Specia, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Apr. 2023
Megan Specia, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for costermonger
Noun
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At the same time, Harney ordered all the traders in the area into the fort.—
Smithsonian Magazine,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 Apr. 2025
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His office also went after insider traders, including the recent prosecution of a couple of Gulliver Preparatory School graduates enmeshed in a MasTec acquisition deal.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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That edge is somewhat novel in Star Wars’s universe of smugglers, which typically feels bifurcated between scoundrels with a heart of gold and petty criminals who are rarely more than their base nature.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
22 Apr. 2025
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Migrants hoping for safety and stability are routinely caught in webs of existential uncertainty—they are transferred from smugglers to traffickers, militias to police, and humanitarian organizations to governments.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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His death reportedly was the result of a dispute with a bootlegger.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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Childhood friends, Costello and Genovese thrived as bootleggers during Prohibition and rose to the upper ranks of the mob.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Upon actuation of a pusher on the left case flank, one hand jumps in single-hour increments, leaving the second hand in place.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
1 Apr. 2025
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Vancouver, Canada Winter Olympics Elana would throw herself into her new sport with punishing workouts to build up her speed and power as a pusher (the pusher also acts as brakewoman of the sled).—
Tim Genske,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Uber will continue to stand up for merchants and for a level playing field.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2025
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For merchants to stay ahead of the curve, a tailored and flexible system is essential—one that can respond to unique risks based on the types of goods being sold, the market location and the sales channels in use.—
Paul Marcantonio,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Hats, shirts, jackets, jerseys, cards, and assorted trinkets continue to disappear as quickly as the baseballs Ohtani routinely hits over the fence.—
Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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The vehicle came to a rest near the 400 block of W. 112th Street after striking the victim and a fence.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Dabney recalls that the seller was upgrading his solar array and getting rid of his current panels, which were about five years old.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2025
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As Uso surpassed top stars like Roman Reigns and CM Punk to become WWE’s top merchandise seller, the Yeet movement catapulted Uso to not one but two of the most shocking upsets in WWE history.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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All the while, Jerome seemed to fuel his own fire by looking for the nearest opponent or hot dog vendor to talk to after seemingly every bucket.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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Despite this, all taxes, employees, and vendors were paid.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Costermonger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/costermonger. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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