hopemonger

H4O1P3E1M3O1N1G2E1R1

noun

A person who offers (possibly unrealistic) hope for the future.

OriginEnglish monger ← Middle English hope ← Old English hopa →
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Meanings

nounhopemonger (plural hopemongers)

plural hopemongers

  1. A person who offers (possibly unrealistic) hope for the future.

Origin

  1. Proto-West Germanic*tōhopōn
  2. Old Englishtōhopa
  3. Old Englishhopa
  4. Middle Englishhope
  5. Englishhope
  6. Englishmonger
  7. Englishhopemonger

From hope + monger.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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