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fish·mon·ger

 (fĭsh′mŭng′gər, -mŏng′-)
n. Chiefly British
One that sells fish for food.
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fishmonger

(ˈfɪʃˌmʌŋɡə)
n
(Commerce) chiefly Brit a retailer of fish
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fish•mon•ger

(ˈfɪʃˌmʌŋ gər, -ˌmɒŋ-)

n. Chiefly Brit.
a dealer in fish.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.fishmonger - someone who sells fishfishmonger - someone who sells fish    
bargainer, dealer, monger, trader - someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold
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Translations
بَائِعُ السَّمَكبائِع السَّمَكدكان بيع السَّمَك، مَسْمَكَه
prodavač rybobchod s rybami
fiskehandlerfiskehandel
kalakauppiaskalakauppa
trgovac ribom
halkereskedés
fiskbúîfisksali
魚屋
생선 장수
peşte
obchod s rybami
fiskhandlare
คนขายปลา
người bán cá

fishmonger

[ˈfɪʃmʌŋgəʳ] N (Brit) → pescadero/a m/f
fishmonger's (shop)pescadería f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

fishmonger

[ˈfɪʃmʌŋgər] n
(= person) → poissonnier/ière m/f
(= shop) → poissonnerie f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

fishmonger

[ˈfɪʃˌmʌŋgəʳ] n (Brit) → pescivendolo
fishmonger's (shop) → pescheria
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

fish

(fiʃ) nounplurals fish (rare) ˈfishes
1. a kind of creature that lives in water and breathes through gills. There are plenty of fish around the coast.
2. its flesh eaten as food. Do you prefer meat or fish?
verb
1. to (try to) catch fish (in). She likes fishing; He fished the river all day.
2. (usually with for) to search for. She fished around in her handbag for a handkerchief.
3. (usually with for) to try to get by indirect means. He is always fishing for compliments.
ˈfishy adjective
1. of or like a fish. a fishy smell.
2. odd or suspicious. There's something fishy about that man.
ˈfishball noun
mashed fish shaped into a ball and cooked.
ˈfisherman noun
a person who fishes either as a job or as a hobby.
ˈfish farm noun
an area of fresh water for breeding fish as a business.
fish farmer
a person who breeds fish.
ˈfish hatchery noun
a place for hatching fish eggs.
ˈfishing-line noun
a fine strong thread, now usually made of nylon, used with a rod, hooks etc for catching fish.
ˈfishing-rod noun
a long thin flexible rod used with a fishing-line and hooks etc for catching fish.
fish merchant
a fishmonger.
ˈfishmonger noun
1. a person who sells fish.
2. a shop that sells mainly fish. I must go down to the fishmonger.
feel like a fish out of water
to feel uncomfortable or out of place in a situation.
fish out
to pull something out with some difficulty. At last he fished out the letter he was looking for.

The plural fish is never wrong, but sometimes fishes is used in talking about different individuals or species: How many fish did you catch? ; the fishes of the Indian Ocean ; the story of two little fishes .
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fishmonger

بَائِعُ السَّمَك prodavač ryb fiskehandler Fischhändler ιχθυοπώλης pescadero kalakauppias poissonnier trgovac ribom pescivendolo 魚屋 생선 장수 vishandelaar fiskehandler sprzedawca ryb peixeiro торговец рыбой fiskhandlare คนขายปลา balıkçı người bán cá 鱼商
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