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Recent Examples of costermonger
Croft was said to have taken his fashion inspiration from costermongers, who were roving traders selling fruit, vegetables, fish and produce on the streets of east London, a working-class area that developed its own distinct accent and vocabulary riddled with rhyming slang, known as Cockney.
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Megan Specia, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Apr. 2023
Megan Specia, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for costermonger
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The intensifying trade war between the U.S. and China has hurt the equity outlook for both countries, as traders brace for what could be a painful and drawn out negotiating process.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
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His bill would create a Connecticut Electricity Procurement Authority composed of energy traders who would search energy markets daily for favorable price fluctuations.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
16 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, smugglers and bad actors are perpetually advancing their methods for disguising illicit goods, unsafe products and narcotics.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Apr. 2025
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The proposal, formally known as ‘Preventing and countering the facilitation of unauthorized entry, transit and stay in the EU’ is nominally designed to modernize Europe’s legal framework to crack down on people smugglers and other vendors who ‘profit’ from irregular migration.—
Frey Lindsay,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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His death reportedly was the result of a dispute with a bootlegger.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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Childhood friends, Costello and Genovese thrived as bootleggers during Prohibition and rose to the upper ranks of the mob.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
21 Mar. 2025
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Upon actuation of a pusher on the left case flank, one hand jumps in single-hour increments, leaving the second hand in place.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
1 Apr. 2025
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Vancouver, Canada Winter Olympics Elana would throw herself into her new sport with punishing workouts to build up her speed and power as a pusher (the pusher also acts as brakewoman of the sled).—
Tim Genske,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Ashley manages a team responsible for winning and growing co-brand partnerships across key merchant verticals including travel, retail, every day spend and digital.—
Ashley McGrail,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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While the technology giants all rely on a healthy ecosystem of creators, merchants and influencers to generate content for their sites, changes to their revenue-sharing agreements or algorithms can be devastating.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2025
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When officers arrived, the reporters explained that they had been parked on the east side of Agnes Road against a fence when four tow trucks arrived and arranged themselves around the car, blocking the reporters from the front, left and back.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
18 Apr. 2025
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Security footage at the residence showed the intruder scaling an exterior perimeter fence in the early morning hours of April 13, authorities said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2025
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As Uso surpassed top stars like Roman Reigns and CM Punk to become WWE’s top merchandise seller, the Yeet movement catapulted Uso to not one but two of the most shocking upsets in WWE history.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Dabney recalls that the seller was upgrading his solar array and getting rid of his current panels, which were about five years old.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2025
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At Pier 60, sunsets are celebrated every evening with a festival that brings out vendors and street performers.—
Brittany Anas,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The high hosted 36 vendors at its career fair on Wednesday, the Desert Sun reported.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Costermonger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/costermonger. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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