fishmonger
/ˈfɪʃmʌŋɡə(r)/noun
उच्चारण फ़िश्मंगर
मछली बेचने वाला, मछुआ विक्रेता
Core word
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[C] especially British
a person whose job is to sell fish in a shop or market
मछली बेचने वाला, मछुआ विक्रेता
- The fishmonger cleaned and cut the fish for us.
- The fishmonger weighed the pomfret and wrapped it in newspaper.
- The fishmonger shouted out the price of the day's catch.
+ 2 more examples
- She asked the fishmonger for fresh rohu.
- The fishmonger packed our prawns in ice.
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[C] fishmonger's British
a shop that sells fish
मछली की दुकान
- There is a fishmonger's next to the bakery.
- We bought prawns from the fishmonger's near the harbour.
- The fishmonger's is open from six every morning.
+ 2 more examples
- We stopped at the fishmonger's on our way home.
- There is a new fishmonger's in the market.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
fishmonger (countable noun)
A fishmonger is a person who sells fish; it is a mainly British word for a trade.
'Fishmonger' मछली बेचने वाला व्यक्ति है; यह मुख्यतः British शब्द है जो एक व्यापार बताता है।
- The fishmonger cleaned the fish for us.
- Two fishmongers work in the market.
the fishmonger's (shop)
In British English, the fishmonger's means the shop, using the possessive.
British English में 'the fishmonger's' का अर्थ दुकान है, जो possessive रूप में आता है।
- I bought some prawns at the fishmonger's.
fishmonger vs fish seller
Fishmonger is a formal trade word; fish seller or fish vendor is common in India.
'Fishmonger' औपचारिक व्यापारिक शब्द है; भारत में 'fish seller' या 'fish vendor' अधिक प्रचलित है।
- The fish vendor near my house is called a fishmonger in books.
-monger (compound)
The suffix -monger means a trader, as in ironmonger; with abstract words it means someone who spreads something bad, as in scaremonger.
'-monger' प्रत्यय का अर्थ व्यापारी है, जैसे ironmonger; भाववाचक शब्दों के साथ बुरी चीज़ फैलाने वाला, जैसे scaremonger।
- A rumour-monger spreads false news.
+Collocations 5
adjective + fishmonger
localreliablefresholdstreet
- Our local fishmonger gets fresh fish every morning.
fishmonger + verb
sellweighcleancutshout
- The fishmonger weighed the pomfret on a scale.
preposition + fishmonger
at thefrom theto theask the
- We bought crabs from the fishmonger.
fishmonger + noun
stallshopknifevanapron
- The fishmonger stall was busy on Sunday.
fishmonger + preposition
at the marketon the pierby the roadsidenear the harbour
- The fishmonger sits near the harbour from five in the morning.
“More examples 7
- The fishmonger gave Radhika's mother a good price for the pomfret.
मछली-विक्रेता ने राधिका की माँ को पॉम्फ़्रेट का अच्छा दाम दिया।
- She asked the fishmonger to remove the bones.
उसने मछली-विक्रेता से काँटे निकालने को कहा।
- The fishmonger's shop closes at noon.
मछली की दुकान दोपहर को बंद हो जाती है।
- Every morning the fishmonger arrives with ice and fresh fish.
हर सुबह मछली-विक्रेता बर्फ़ और ताज़ी मछली लेकर आता है।
- A good fishmonger can tell a fresh fish by its eyes.
अच्छा मछली-विक्रेता आँखें देखकर ताज़ी मछली पहचान लेता है।
- The fishmongers of Mumbai start work before dawn.
मुंबई के मछली-विक्रेता भोर से पहले काम शुरू कर देते हैं।
- My grandfather bought fish every Friday from the same fishmonger.
मेरे दादा हर शुक्रवार उसी मछली-विक्रेता से मछली खरीदते थे।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ I bought fish from the fishmonger shop.
✓ I bought fish from the fishmonger's.
The British pattern is the fishmonger's, with the possessive, not fishmonger shop.
British प्रयोग में 'the fishmonger's' होता है, 'fishmonger shop' नहीं।
✗ A fishmongers sells fish.
✓ A fishmonger sells fish.
The singular noun after a does not take -s.
'A' के बाद का singular noun -s नहीं लेता।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: the old word monger means a trader, and it is also used in words such as ironmonger, and in disapproving words such as warmonger and rumour-monger.
Usage में पुराने शब्द monger का अर्थ व्यापारी है, और यह ironmonger जैसे शब्दों में तथा warmonger और rumour-monger जैसे नकारात्मक शब्दों में भी आता है।