COSTERMONGER
(street seller of fruits and vegetables)
NOUNS – PERSON
► BARKER a costermonger’s assistant → 1866 sl.
► BARROW BOY a costermonger; a street trader, licensed to sell his goods from a barrow → 1939
► BARROW-BUNTER a female costermonger; one employed in wheeling a barrow → 1771 obs.
► BARROW-MAN a costermonger; one employed in wheeling a barrow → c1650
► DUTCH ► OLD DUTCH a costermonger’s wife → a1889
► HAWKINS a superior costermonger → 1895 UK sl.
► ILLEGITIMATE a poor class of costermonger looked down on by the mainstream costers, selling pea soup, sweetmeats, spice-cakes, etc.→ M19 sl.
► SPLIT ASUNDER a costermonger → M19 rhyming sl.
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