fishmonger
/ˈfɪʃˌmʌŋɡ.əɹ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.29 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "If he made transcendental distinctions, he fortified himself by drawing all his illustrations from sources disdained by orators and polite conversers; from mares and puppies; from pitchers and soup-ladles; from cooks and criers; the shops of potters, horse-doctors, butchers, and fishmongers."
- "And Susan, sure of this inevitable answer, would ask Cook to pop into the fishmonger for a nice bit of salmon, […]"
- "A nice woman at the fishmonger in Earl’s Court Road—she had to walk miles to find a fish shop—told her how to cook the fillets of plaice she bought."
- "Cornish peppered mackerel, smoked haddock, Scottish herring and pearl-white skate wings are all laid on a bed of crushed ice at the fishmonger."
- "Excellent well; you are a fishmonger."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: fisshemonger
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈfɪʃˌmʌŋɡ.əɹ/
- British English: /ˈfɪʃˌmʌŋɡ.ə/