costermonger

British

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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. Megan Specia, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for costermonger
Noun
  • Typically shares will jump to or close to a buyout price if traders are confident a deal will go through as proposed.
    Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 8 May 2025
  • It was originally built for William Dever Johnson, a livestock trader, in 1906.
    Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2025
Noun
  • Dog shampoo bottles are among the many creative ways smugglers have tried to sneak meth in and out of the country.
    Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
  • As Thai Customs also tightened border checks, that move led to more than 800 cannabis smugglers being caught between October 2024 and March 2025.
    Dario Sabaghi, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The iron law explains why bootleggers smuggled whiskey instead of beer or wine during alcohol prohibition.
    John C. Goodman, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
  • His death reportedly was the result of a dispute with a bootlegger.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • All this is controlled via a discrete pusher hidden on the watch head’s top flank, which is revealed when the case is removed from its housing and rotated 90 degrees.
    Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Upon actuation of a pusher on the left case flank, one hand jumps in single-hour increments, leaving the second hand in place.
    Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Products appear in a store tab on the merchant's YouTube profile, facilitating seamless shopping experiences.
    Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
  • The Tanner House was built in 1857 for local hardware merchant William Tanner, his wife and their nine children, according to the release.
    Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • The ball ended up clearing the fence at Sutter Health Park as Yankee center fielder Trent Grisham ran out of room and his back hit the wall.
    Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 11 May 2025
  • His wood back fence was gone, but his dog and house were fine.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 10 May 2025
Noun
  • Consequently, buying motions disrupt selling motions, and sellers must prioritize buyer enablement.
    Forrester, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
  • Many of his books have been best sellers, and his biography of Washington won a Pulitzer Prize in 2011.
    Dwight Garner, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Noun
  • This ongoing analysis requires more from software vendors than just running a vulnerability scanner and applying patches.
    Vincent Danen, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
  • While the worries seemed to migrate from vendors to bondholders this spring, the relationship between vendor and retailer remains key to the financial equation.
    Evan Clark, Footwear News, 14 May 2025

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“Costermonger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/costermonger. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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