Meanings
plural muttonmongers
- 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 247Synonyms: whoremonger
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA pimp.
nounA frequent customer of prostitutes.
Origin
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muttonmonger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muttonmonger
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