English is a growing language with many quirks and niches. For example, "-monger" as a suffix is way more common than most might expect. Below is a list of -monger words that you are free to use in everyday speech and writing (if you have the opportunity). I've purposefully listed them out of order to encourage a slow and bemused perusing rather than the experience of a cold dictionary. However, definitions below are provided reference-only and should not be considered as authoritative.
Note that I'll be adding to this list over time. Also, if you found a monger word that is not on this list, please comment below.
- bookmonger - bookseller
- cheesemonger - seller of cheese
- lawmonger - one who practices of law
- wondermonger - exploitor of strange or freakish things
- noisemonger - performer of noisy music
- doommonger - prophesier of doom
- panicmonger - spreader of panic
- lovemonger - advocator for love; also fancymonger
- starmonger - astrologer
- ironmonger - seller of tools or the storage thereof; also toolmonger
- eirmonger - seller of eggs; also eggmonger
- beermonger - seller of beer
- questionmonger - asker of many questions
- fruitmonger - seller of fruit; also applemonger for apples
- troublemonger - maker of trouble
- woolmonger - seller of wool
- hatemonger - pusher of hate against a person or group of people
- balladmonger - composer of ballads
- wordmonger -speaker or writer who communicates pretentiously
- scandalmonger - spreader of gossip; also gossipmonger or newsmonger or sleazemonger or charactermonger or talemonger
- prayermonger - one who prayers without true devotion
- gospelmonger - peddler of holy gospel
- smutmonger - publisher of a tabloid or other sensationalized news; also sensationmonger
- loanmonger - dealer of loans
- fashionmonger - booster of fashion
- racemonger - inciter of racial and ethnic tensions
- cockmonger - procurer of cocks
- peacemonger - one who is strictly pacifist
- alemonger - seller of ale, including alewife
- whoremonger - enjoyer of whores
- hypemonger - one who hypes something
- carpetmonger - dealer of carpets
- boroughmonger - trader of parliamentary seats of boroughs
- woomonger - pusher of pseudoscientific practices and information
- costermonger - seller of goods from a cart or stall in the streets; also costardmonger
- woodmonger - seller of wood
- phrasemonger - speaker of phrases that were coined by others
- scaremonger - spreader of fear-based rumors
- barbermonger - a vain poser
- rumormonger - spreader of rumors
- haymonger - dealer of hay
- miraclemonger - one who pretends to create miracles
- fellmonger - dealer of animal hides
- versemonger - writer of verses
- statemonger - one who is well-versed in politics
- profitmonger - exhibitor of greed; also moneymonger
- relicmonger - dealer of religious relics
- meritmonger - one who depends on merit from good deeds in order to earn salvation; also secondary use of workmonger
- rulemonger - one who is insistent that rules must be followed
- questmonger - one who engages in frivolous litigation
- powermonger - irresponsible wielder of power
- placemonger - trafficker of appointments to places
- lightmonger - installer of light fixtures
- deathmonger - murderer of many people; also killmonger
- pussymonger - pimp; also fleshmonger or muttonmonger
- filthmonger - purveyor of obscenities
- dramamonger - provoker of dramatic situations
- warmonger - advocator for war; see sciencemonger for secondary use
- systemmonger - one who indulges in the construction of systems
- poisonmonger - peddler of poison
- winemonger - seller of wine
- fishmonger - seller of fish
- mealmonger - seller of meals
- diseasemonger - one who tries to convince healthy or slightly ill people that their usually mild ailment urgently needs drug treatment
- fearmonger - spreader of fear, or an alarmist
- charitymonger - contributor of large sums of money to charities
- spellmonger - caster of spells, or practitioner of magic; also magicmonger
- cornmonger - dealer of grain; also grainmonger
- storymonger - teller of stories
- opportunitymonger - opportunist, often seeking immediate action
- pearmonger - seller of pears
- wealthmonger - one who is rich
- knowledgemonger - seeker or purveyor of knowledge for betterment
- artmonger - artist, dealer or promoter of art
- ideamonger - dealer of ideas
- disastermonger - warner of foreseeable disaster
- commoditymonger - merchant
- firemonger - starter of fires
- bribemonger - taker of bribes
- treasuremonger - seeker of treasure
- carnagemonger - creator of carnage
- dreammonger - purveyor of hope; also hopemonger; or supernatural seller of actual dreams
- healthmonger - promoter of healthy eating and life-style
- superstitionmonger - purveyor of superstition
- fortunemonger - promoter of fortune
- historymonger - historian
- spacemonger - optimizer of storage space
- informationmonger - collector of information
- pleasuremonger - seeker of pleasure
- spymonger - one who spies or engages in spycraft
- lifemonger - controller of lifeforce as a magical ability
- speechmonger - expounder of arguments in support of an ideology
- peltmonger - dealer of pelts
- seafoodmonger - seller of seafood
- soulmonger - trapper of souls
- slavemonger - trader of slaves
- weaponmonger - dealer or collector of weapons
- churchmonger - proselytizer of a given church, congregation or faith, often in a pushy manner; similar to cultmonger or sectmonger or religionmonger (see sciencemonger for secondary use of religionmonger)
- dealmonger - haggler or negotiator
- coalmonger - dealer of coal
- sexmonger - promoter or engager of promiscuous sex
- thoughtmonger - thinker of many thoughts
- contractmonger - negotiator of contracts
- crimemonger - writer of crime stories
- drugmonger - trafficker of drugs
- educationmonger - strict adherent to fact-based education
- energymonger - something that consumes energy in a non-green manner
- musicmonger - seller of music
- propertymonger - investor in real estate
- weathermonger - meteorologist; or controller of weather by means of magic
- sciencemonger - gamer within a 4X game who focuses on acquiring scientific discoveries for a science-based victory; also technologymonger; similar to secondary use of religionmonger (religion-based victory), warmonger (conquest-based victory), diplomacymonger (diplomacy-based victory, and also culturemonger (culture-based victory)
- secretmonger - dealer of secrets
- timemonger - controller of time and alternate realities
- workmonger - one who works excessively; see meritmonger above for secondary meaning
- pillmonger - practitioner of medicine; or a dealer of illegal drugs
- horsemonger - a dealer of horses
- airmonger - schemer of unrealistic, hopeless or fanciful plans; or someone that has wildly impractical ideas or aspirations
- bloodmonger - one who delights in bloodshed
- witmonger - one who indulges in poor wit, also called a witling
- timbermonger - seller of timber
- breadmonger - seller of bread
- sugarmonger - controller of the industry that supplies sugar
- watermonger - seller of water
- cattlemonger - dealer of cattle
- flourmonger - seller of flour
- doubtmonger - spreader of doubts and suspicions
- brothelmonger - keeper of a brothel
- coppermonger - dealer of copper
- milkmonger - dealer of milk
- honeymonger - beekeeper or dealer of honey
- leadmonger - dealer of lead
- oilmonger - dealer of oil (such as essentials oils)
- gunmonger - dealer of guns; similar to weaponmonger
- leathermonger - manufacturer of leather, or tanner
- mustardmonger - seller of mustard
- peppermonger - seller of pepper and other spices; similar to pepperer or spicer; also spicemonger
- talismonger - dealer or creator of enchanted items, such as talismans and magical artifacts; also a practitioner who performs magic-related services, similar to spellmonger
- saltmonger - seller of salt
- butchermonger - seller of butcher's meat or a butcher; also meatmonger
- vibesmonger - checker of vibes of a person, place or situation, such as state of mind and general ambiance; or a seeker of relaxed, cool and stress-free encounters
- chaosmonger - creator of chaos, causer of trouble, or purveyor of disorder

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