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

plowter | 22:43 Fri 12th Oct 2012 | Phrases & Sayings

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How many variants of the suffix -monger are in current use?
For example, fishmonger, ironmonger, etc.

all the same

Why is the wife of a duke called a duchess and not a dukess?

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MarkRae

Warmonger, hatemonger, newsmonger, wordmonger, scaremonger, cheesemonger, costermonger, gossipmonger, rumourmonger, fashionmonger, scandalmonger.

sir.prize

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

sandyRoe

coster
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Are two that aren't used as often as they once were

HowardKennitby

150+ ?

sunny-dave

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plowter

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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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