Definition of "monger"

monger

/ˈmʌŋ.ɡə(ɹ)/

noun
plural mongers
1. (chiefly in combination) A dealer in a specific commodity.
  Quotations
  If I could meetthat fancy-monger, I would give him some goodcounsel, for he seems to have the quotidian of loveupon him.
  c. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, [Act III, scene ii], lines 369-72
  For the freshest wild catch, ask your monger when the fish are running.
  2005, Los Angeles Magazine, volume 50, number 11, page 111
2. (in combination) A person promoting something undesirable.
3. A small sea vessel.
  Quotations
  monger: a small sea-vessel used by fishermen.
  1790, Wilson Lt. Robert (RN), The Seaman's Manual
4. Clipping of whoremonger.
verb
third-person singular simple present mongers, present participle mongering, simple past and past participle mongered
1. (transitive, Britain) To sell or peddle something
2. (transitive) To promote something undesirable.
  Quotations
  Once these fears have been mongered, their spread is irresistible.
  2019 April 25, Samanth Subramanian, “Hand dryers v paper towels: the surprisingly dirty fight for the right to dry your hands”, in The Guardian‎