COSTERMONGERS Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

costermongers

noun

plural of costermonger, British

as in traders

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Noun

Under the market structure traders have become accustomed to, if the market reaches that price, investors may expect that quote to receive protection.

— Adam Cohn, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
As traders await the winners of the US midterm elections to take office early next year, analysts said global markets will likely remain sensitive to changes in tech and monetary policy.

— Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of traders

Noun

Employees have become burned out and morally conflicted as their focus has shifted from pursuing drug smugglers and human traffickers to apprehending asylum seekers in courthouses and arresting day laborers at their worksites.

— Francisco Cantú, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
Most of the people arriving from Cuba at the height of the influx in 2022 and 2023 came in groups on makeshift vessels, not by smugglers.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of smugglers

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But his favorite piece isn’t something fans can get from bootleggers.

— Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
Artificial intelligence developers have borrowed the word to describe boiling down a big AI model into a smaller one—and lately the biggest AI companies say that rivals have been distilling like bootleggers.

— Peter Hall, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of bootleggers

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That hog tore up more fences, broke more gates, broke the backs of more female hogs and was chased by more hunters than any critter there has ever been in this country.

— Jack Wingate as told to John Phillips, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2026
The project also includes replacing the bridge railings, fences and median barrier.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of fences

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Vehicles stay with their sellers until someone buys them, then go straight to their new home, which is often a long drive away.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 10 Nov. 2026
But through CarBravo, the customer gets access to GM's dealership network for service, something Fitzpatrick says is a key differentiator between its program and growing online sellers.

— Robert Ferris, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of sellers

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In Season 1, 500 Iqaluit locals (from a population of around 8,000), including the mayor, appeared as background actors, while the production employed more than 300 Canadian crew members and over 225 vendors, more than 60 of them from Nunavut.

— Max Gao, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Advocates representing vendors, hospitals, and other stakeholders see that window as an opportunity to push for another plan.

— Mario Aguilar, STAT, 6 Nov. 2026

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