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fishmonger

noun [C]
 
/ˈfɪʃˌmʌŋ.ɡər/ US  /-ɡɚ/ mainly UK

Definition

someone who sells fish, especially from a shopPeople who sell thingsTraders, merchants and entrepreneurs fishmonger's (plural fishmongers) a shop that sells fish: I'll stop at the fishmonger's on my way home from work.Shops, markets and auctionsRestaurants and cafesBuildings in general
(Definition of fishmonger noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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