watermonger

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noun

A seller of water.

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Meanings

nounwatermonger (plural watermongers)

plural watermongers

  1. A seller of water.

    In 1849 the watermongers had not yet appeared. One man who offered $50 for a drink found that there was none for sale.

    1997, James W. Ely, Property Rights in the Colonial Era and Early Republic, page 287

Origin

From water + monger.

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Cite this entry
APA

watermonger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/watermonger

MLA

“watermonger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/watermonger. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “watermonger,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/watermonger.

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