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# The Good Oil Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-good-oil-word-of-the-day-295/
- Published: 2025-05-29T18:15:51.000Z
- Updated: 2025-05-29T18:15:50.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, Word of the Day

The word for today is…

monger (noun, verb):

*noun*  
1: broker, dealer - usually used in combination

2: a person who attempts to stir up or spread something that is usually petty or discreditable - usually used in combination

*verb*  
: peddle

Source : [Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monger?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : Peddlers (especially fish merchants) have been called mongers for more than 1000 years. The term traces to a Latin noun meaning "trader." Initially, it was an honourable term, but every profession has its bad apples, and the snake-oil salesmen of the bunch gave monger a bad reputation. By the middle of the 16th century, the term often implied that a merchant was dishonourable and contemptible. Nowadays, monger is typically appended to another word to identify a trader of a particular type. Some combinations (such as fishmonger) suggest respectable commerce, whereas others (such as rumourmonger, scandalmonger, and hypemonger) imply that a person is trading or spreading information in a careless or deceptive manner.

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