fishmonger

noun

fish·mong·er ˈfish-ˌmäŋ-gər

-ˌməŋ-

chiefly British

: a fish dealer

Example Sentences

You can get fresh cod at the fishmonger's.

Recent Examples on the Web Sometimes the skin is on the side, sometimes on the bottom, depending on how your fishmonger has cut it. —

Sheryl Julian, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Apr. 2023 You’re given missions from the local mayor, fishmonger, and trader to keep you busy. —

Matt Gardner, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023 That meant wooing chefs and fishmongers, but also convincing fisherman, processors, and distributors that the fish was worth their time. —

Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 15 Mar. 2023 At your fishmonger, buy as many precooked and prepped items as possible: shrimp cocktail, peeled and deveined; lobster and crab, already cracked. —

WSJ, 16 Dec. 2022 In fact, researchers found that infection with HPV-7 was directly correlated with the length of time one had been employed as a fishmonger, a finding similar to that in the case of the abattoir and butcher workers (5). —

Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2011 Boston’s famed fishmonger is back. —

Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Mar. 2023 But the food is also tied to intimately local details of life rhythm’s in Bo-Kaap – the days of the week when the fishmonger passed, or when salaries were paid, became connected to snoek fish or to choicer meats. —

Griffin Shea, CNN, 5 Mar. 2023 To make the salad, Zhan starts by soaking the jellyfish in water to remove salt added by fishmongers as a preservative. —

Jenny Liao, Bon Appétit, 23 Feb. 2023 See More

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