fleshmonger

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noun

One who deals in flesh; hence, a pimp, procurer, or pander.

OriginMiddle English fleshmongere ← Old English flǣsċmangere →
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Meanings

nounfleshmonger (plural fleshmongers)

plural fleshmongers

  1. archaicOne who deals in flesh; hence, a pimp, procurer, or pander.

    Carnarius. A boucher: also a fleshmonger.

    1578, Thomas Cooper, Thesaurus linguæ Romanæ & Britannicæ […], London: [Henry Denham]
  2. A butcher.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bludgerbullymuttonmongerpanderpimpponceruffian

Origin

  1. Old Englishflǣsċmangere
  2. Middle Englishfleshmongere
  3. Englishfleshmonger

From Middle English fleshmongere, from Old English flǣsċmangere; equivalent to flesh + monger.

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APA

fleshmonger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fleshmonger

MLA

“fleshmonger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fleshmonger. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fleshmonger,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fleshmonger.

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