How many variants of the suffix -monger are in current use?

How many variants of the suffix -monger are in current use?
For example, fishmonger, ironmonger, etc.
22:43 Fri 12th Oct 2012
 
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Warmonger, hatemonger, newsmonger, wordmonger, scaremonger, cheesemonger, costermonger, gossipmonger, rumourmonger, fashionmonger, scandalmonger.
balladmonger
carpetmonger
cheesemonger
costermonger
fashionmonger
fellmonger
fishmonger
fleshmonger
gossipmonger
hatemonger
ironmonger
lawmonger
monger
newsmonger
pearmonger
peltmonger
phrasemonger
rumormonger
scandalmonger
scaremonger
starmonger
warmonger
whoremonger
wondermonger
wordmonger
coster
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Are two that aren't used as often as they once were
150+ ?
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Hmm. You can make many realistic-sounding words that end in -monger but are they real, current words?

Outside of the Home Counties are there any current examples of costermongers, fellmongers, lawmongers or pearmongers?

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