muttonmonger

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noun

A pimp.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

nounmuttonmonger (plural muttonmongers)

plural muttonmongers

  1. obsoleteA pimp.

    Synonyms: fleshmonger, whoremonger

  2. obsoleteA frequent customer of prostitutes.

    As arrant a smell-smock, for an old muttonmonger as thyself.

    1604, Thomas Dekker, The Honest Whore, Part 2, act 4, scene 1; Rhys, Ernest, editor, Thomas Dekker, unexpurgated edition, London: Vizetelly & Co, 1887, page 247

    Synonyms: whoremonger

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA pimp.

nounA frequent customer of prostitutes.

Origin

Cite this entry
APA

muttonmonger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muttonmonger

MLA

“muttonmonger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muttonmonger. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “muttonmonger,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muttonmonger.

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