Costermonger - Wikipedia A costermonger, coster, or costard is a street seller of fruit and vegetables in British towns The term is derived from the words costard (a medieval variety of apple) [1] and monger (seller), and later came to be used to describe hawkers in general [2]
Costermongers, Who Exactly Are They? - RuralHistoria A costermonger, also known as a coster or costard, is a vendor selling fruits and vegetables on the streets of British towns The name originates from “costard,” a type of medieval apple, combined with “monger,” meaning seller
costermonger, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford . . . The earliest known use of the noun costermonger is in the early 1500s OED's earliest evidence for costermonger is from around 1518, in the writing of Alexander Barclay, poet and clergyman costermonger is formed within English, by compounding
Costermonger - Etymology, Origin Meaning - Etymonline Originating in the 1510s from "coster" (apple-seller) + "monger" (seller), costermonger means a street vendor of fruits, vegetables, or goods, often used contempt
Costermonger - Oxford Reference "costermonger" published on by null A dated British term for a person who sells goods, especially fruit and vegetables, from a handcart in the street The word is recorded from the early 16th century, when it denoted an apple seller, and comes from costard, a kind of cooking apple of large ribbed variety