Fishmonger
noun
A person or store that sells fish and seafood.
Every Saturday my mom goes to the fishmonger to buy fresh salmon.
Often appears as...
- local fishmonger
- fresh fishmonger
noun
A person or store that sells fish and seafood.
Every Saturday my mom goes to the fishmonger to buy fresh salmon.
Often appears as...
- local fishmonger
- fresh fishmonger
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Market Visits
Used to describe the seller or outlet visited mainly during grocery shopping for seafood.
I'll stop by the fishmonger after work for some prawns.
Pro Tip 2/3Profession
Refers to the occupation of selling fish, often implying expertise in seafood.
My uncle has been a fishmonger for 30 years and knows all about fish.
Pro Tip 3/3Freshness Emphasis
Suggests that a fishmonger is typically a place to buy fresh, not frozen, seafood.
We need a fishmonger that offers the freshest mackerel.
Never forget "Fishmonger"
Humans forget easily. That's why you should download WordUp: Smart reminders, word games, AI practice, and much more!
Video examples
Gordon Ramsay Learns to...
to any fishmonger you'll ever go to your entire life. I didn't think it would taste that good and my god, without any dressing, without any chili or any soy, and so that's got me thinking now. You know, do I make this feast normally around the fish locally or is it meats?
Video examples
Onora O'Neill: What we...
What else can they record? So they're looking at the generic attitudes that people report when you ask them certain questions. Do you trust politicians? Do you trust teachers? Now if somebody said to you, "Do you trust greengrocers? Do you trust fishmongers?
Video examples
Insults by Shakespeare
So from not even knowing the meaning, you're beginning to construct some characterization of the relationship between Hamlet and Polonius, which was not good. But if you dig some more, "fishmonger" means a broker of some type,
Video examples
Gordon Ramsay Learns to...
to any fishmonger you'll ever go to your entire life. I didn't think it would taste that good and my god, without any dressing, without any chili or any soy, and so that's got me thinking now. You know, do I make this feast normally around the fish locally or is it meats?
Video examples
Onora O'Neill: What we...
What else can they record? So they're looking at the generic attitudes that people report when you ask them certain questions. Do you trust politicians? Do you trust teachers? Now if somebody said to you, "Do you trust greengrocers? Do you trust fishmongers?
Video examples
Insults by Shakespeare
So from not even knowing the meaning, you're beginning to construct some characterization of the relationship between Hamlet and Polonius, which was not good. But if you dig some more, "fishmonger" means a broker of some type,
Example 1 of 3
Quote examples
Rory Kinnear
English Actor
I used to go to Sheen High Street with my dad on a Saturday, and there was a butcher next door to the fishmonger. I hated the smell of the fishmonger, but I found the smell of the butcher's much more appealing. And I liked the big knives. I thought it looked like a decent job.
Quote examples
Rick Stein
English Chef
I found a great fishmonger in Southend, certainly not a place where I would have expected to find one, who specialises in skate knobs, a little nugget of meat from the head which makes for extremely agreeable eating.
Quote examples
David Jason
English Actor
My father, Arthur, was a fishmonger, first at Billingsgate market and later in Camden Town and Golders Green.
Quote examples
Guy Fieri
American Businessman
There are three people you need in life: an accountant, a fishmonger, and a bail bondsman.
Quote examples
Tom Douglas
American Chef
At the fishmonger, choose fish with bright scales and clear eyes.
Quote examples
Rory Kinnear
English Actor
I used to go to Sheen High Street with my dad on a Saturday, and there was a butcher next door to the fishmonger. I hated the smell of the fishmonger, but I found the smell of the butcher's much more appealing. And I liked the big knives. I thought it looked like a decent job.
Quote examples
Rick Stein
English Chef
I found a great fishmonger in Southend, certainly not a place where I would have expected to find one, who specialises in skate knobs, a little nugget of meat from the head which makes for extremely agreeable eating.
Quote examples
David Jason
English Actor
My father, Arthur, was a fishmonger, first at Billingsgate market and later in Camden Town and Golders Green.
Quote examples
Guy Fieri
American Businessman
There are three people you need in life: an accountant, a fishmonger, and a bail bondsman.
Quote examples
Tom Douglas
American Chef
At the fishmonger, choose fish with bright scales and clear eyes.
Example 1 of 5
WordUp Chrome Extension
As you browse the web instantly look up words you don’t know.
Get Chrome Extension