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Recent Examples of costermonger
Croft was said to have taken his fashion inspiration from costermongers, who were roving traders selling fruit, vegetables, fish and produce on the streets of east London, a working-class area that developed its own distinct accent and vocabulary riddled with rhyming slang, known as Cockney.
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Megan Specia, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Apr. 2023
Megan Specia, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for costermonger
Noun
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The gap lower at the open is what most traders are watching.—
Jay Woods,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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An unwinding of pessimism amongst short-term option traders could help MU keep charging higher.—
Schaeffer's Investment Research,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Nicolas Niarchos, checking a piece by Ben Taub, called up one of the most powerful smugglers in the Sahel, who cheerfully confirmed every detail, including his trafficking of humans.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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The island chain is along routes that smugglers use to import cocaine, marijuana and other narcotics into the United States.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The granddaughter of a bootlegger grows up to be an upstanding citizen and a minister’s wife.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Aug. 2025
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Sharon Stone co-stars as a mob boss with a few screws loose — her gang of bootleggers toggles with Hutch, threatening to ruin everyone’s R&R.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Prosecutors often have a much better chance of convicting a drug pusher than a conman, because the former’s crimes are easier to explain to a jury than an intricate series of transactions involving financial instruments, joint ventures and limited liability companies.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
14 Aug. 2025
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The pusher ran off and has not been caught.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
10 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Analysts say its large merchant network and consumer adoption remain competitive advantages, though questions persist about the durability of its installment-payment model in a higher-rate environment.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
2 Sep. 2025
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In Chang’An, China, in the year 731, Han Yu shares a special connection with animals and dreams of someday becoming a merchant and traveling the trade routes.—
Caroline Carlson
September 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The car hit a fence and a power pole.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Hanging from the fence was a backpack and a reusable shopping bag — each containing a plate capable of stopping small arms fire, according to prosecutors.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The company is an online seller of rare and hard-to-find fashion items and accessories, and this duffel appears to be one of them.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Sep. 2025
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Unifrance organizes affairs and alongside screenings and buyer-seller meetings, attendees move en-masse from one event to the next.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Fall Block Party at Hotel Dryce Enjoy a night filled with cocktails, food pop-ups from GUSTOS and La Pasadita, and an art vendor market that spills into the street.—
Tiffani Jackson Skinner,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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Huawei's market share in China jumped to 18% in the second quarter versus 15% in the same period last year, and the company is now the biggest smartphone vendor in China, Counterpoint Research data showed.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Costermonger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/costermonger. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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