Fishmonger

/ˈfɪʃmʌŋɡər/ noun

Definition

a person who sells fish and other seafood, either from a shop or market stall.

Etymology

From 'fish' and Middle English 'monger' (merchant, seller). Monger comes from Old English 'mangere' meaning dealer or trader in goods.

Kelly Says

The title 'fishmonger' sounds fancier than 'fish seller,' but it's actually part of an old medieval guild system where 'monger' was a respectable trade label for anyone dealing in specific goods. Shakespeare even insults someone by calling them a 'rogue fishmonger,' giving us a peek at how the profession was viewed.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ዓሣ ሸነኛ
a-sa she-n-nya
ARالعربية
بائع السمك
bay-ee-s-us-sa-mak
BNবাংলা
মাছের ব্যবসায়ী
ma-cher byabasayee
CACatalà
venedor de peix
ve-ne-dor de peix
CSČeština
rybář
ry-ba-ř
DADansk
fisker
fis-ker
DEDeutsch
Fischhändler
fish-hant-ler
ELΕλληνικά
ψαράς
psa-ras
ESEspañol
pescadería
peh-ska-de-ree-ah
FAفارسی
فروشنده ماهی
fo-resh-tan-deh ma-hee
FISuomi
kalakauppias
ka-la-kaup-pias
FRFrançais
poissonnier
pwazhon-nyeh
GUGU
માછી માલિક
maachhi maalik
HAHA
shugaban kifi
shu-ga-ban ki-fi
HEעברית
משווק דגים
me-sho-wek di-gam
HIहिन्दी
मछली विक्रेता
machhli vikreta
HUMagyar
halász
ha-las
IDBahasa Indonesia
penjual ikan
pen-jual i-kan
IGIG
onye akụrụ
oh-nye a-ku-ru
ITItaliano
pescevendolo
peh-skee-ven-do-loh
JA日本語
魚屋
sakana-ya
KKKK
балықтык
ba-lyq-tyq
KMKM
អ្នកលក់ត្រី
a-nok lak-toh-tree
KO한국어
생선상
saeng-seon-sang
MRMR
मच्छीमालक
mach-chi-maal-ak
MSBahasa Melayu
penjual ikan
pen-jual i-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ရေကြီး တော်
ye-khee daw
NLNederlands
visser
vis-ser
NONorsk
fisker
fis-ker
PAPA
ਮੱਛੀ ਵેપਾਰੀ
maachhi ve-pa-ree
PLPolski
rybak
ry-bak
PTPortuguês
pescador
peh-ska-dor
RORomână
pescar
peh-skar
RUРусский
рыбак
ry-bak
SVSvenska
fiskhandlare
fisk-han-da-la-re
SWKiswahili
mvuvi
mvoo-vee
TAதமிழ்
மீன் வியாபாரி
meen via-pa-ri
TEతెలుగు
గుడ్లు వ్యాపారి
gud-luu vya-pa-ri
THไทย
พ่อค้าปลา
pho-kha-pla
TLTL
mangangalakal ng isda
man-ga-nga-la-kal ng is-da
TRTürkçe
balıkçı
ba-li-kch-ee
UKУкраїнська
рибалка
ree-ba-al-ka
URاردو
ماہی فروش
ma-hee-fo-rosh
VITiếng Việt
người bán cá
ngoo-ee banh ca
YOYO
ọmọ-ọ̀rọ́
oh-moh-oh-roh
ZH中文
鱼贩
yú fàn
ZUZU
umshayeli wezinkomo
oom-sha-ye-lee we-zin-koh-moh

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