A person who deals in or spreads devilry; one who promotes wickedness or mischief for profit or amusement.
Compound of devil and monger (from Old English 'mangere,' a trader). The suffix -monger has been used since Old English to denote someone who deals in or promotes something, often negatively.
The word 'monger' appears in many English words like 'fishmonger' and 'warmonger,' showing how languages recycle parts to create new meanings—devilmonger combines the dark supernatural with commercial transaction, suggesting evil as a tradeable commodity.
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