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English word fishmonger comes from English fizgig, English monger

fizgig (English)

(Australia, slang, dated) A police informer. (fishing) A spear with a barb on the end of it, used for catching fish; a type of harpoon. (archaic) A flirtatious, coquettish girl, inclined to gad or gallivant about; a gig, a giglot. [From 1520s.]. (archaic) Something frivolous or trivial; a gewgaw, a trinket. (Australia, slang, dated) To act as a police informer. (Scotland, rare) The common [...]

monger (English)

(transitive, British) To sell or peddle something (in combination) A person promoting something undesirable.. (mostly, in combination) A dealer in a specific commodity.. A small merchant vessel.

fishmonger (English)

(British) A person who sells fish. (A female fishmonger can also be called a fishwife.). (British, rare) A fishmonger's, a fishmonger's shop: a shop that sells fish.. (archaic) A pimp.

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