pearmonger

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/ˈpɛə(ɹ)ˌmʌŋɡə(ɹ)/

noun

A seller of pears; one who deals in pears.

OriginEnglish monger ← Middle English pere ← Old English pere →
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Meanings

nounpearmonger (plural pearmongers)

plural pearmongers

  1. A seller of pears; one who deals in pears.

Origin

  1. Vulgar Latinpira
  2. Proto-West Germanic*peru
  3. Old Englishpere
  4. Middle Englishpere
  5. Englishpear
  6. Englishmonger
  7. Englishpearmonger

From pear + monger.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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