Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
MONGER
trader, bargainer, dealer, monger
(noun) someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold
peddle, monger, huckster, hawk, vend, pitch
(verb) sell or offer for sale from place to place
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
monger (plural mongers)
(mostly, in combination) A dealer in a specific commodity.
(in combination) A person promoting something undesirable.
A small sea vessel.
Clipping of whoremonger.
Verb
monger (third-person singular simple present mongers, present participle mongering, simple past and past participle mongered)
(transitive, British) To sell or peddle something
(transitive) To promote something undesirable.
Anagrams
• morgen
Proper noun
Monger (plural Mongers)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Monger is the 12842nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2397 individuals. Monger is most common among White (63.95%) and Black/African American (22.95%) individuals.
Anagrams
• morgen
Source: Wiktionary
Mon"ger, n. Etym: [AS. mangere, fr. mangian to trade; akin to Icel. manga to trade, mangari a trader, OHG. mangari, mengari; cf. L. mango a dealer in slaves.]
1. A trader; a dealer; -- now used chiefly in composition; as, fishmonger, ironmonger, newsmonger.
2. A small merchant vessel. [Obs.] Blount.
Mon"ger, v. t.
Definition: To deal in; to make merchandise of; to traffic in; -- used chiefly of discreditable traffic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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