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Meaning of fishmonger

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

fishmonger

Pronunciation:/ˈfɪʃˌmʌŋɡ.ə(ɹ)/

noun

Definitions

  1. A person who sells fish.

  2. A fishmonger's, a fishmonger's shop: a shop that sells fish.

  3. A pimp.

    Example: "Excellent well; you are a fishmonger." - William Shakespeare, said by Hamlet to Polonius. (Act 2, Scene 2)