a person who deals in or promotes something, often something undesirable (as in fishmonger, fearmonger, or warmonger).
From Old English 'mangere,' from Latin 'mango' (dealer or merchant). Originally neutral, the term acquired negative connotations when applied to specific types like 'fearmonger.'
Fishmonger, cheesemonger, and warmonger all use the same root, but over time 'monger' became specifically attached to negative traders, making the word shift from neutral to critical.
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