Haymonger
/ˈheɪˌmʌŋɡər/noun
A seller or dealer in hay; also used historically as an insulting or contemptuous term for a petty trader.
Did you know?-monger comes from Old English mangere, “trader,” from Latin mango, a dealer who could also mean a trickster or fraud, so the word family has always carried a whiff of shady commerce.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
hǣg-mangere
“a hay dealer or hay seller”
Old English
OE
mangere
“merchant, trader, dealer”
Latin
Lat
mango
“dealer, trader; often a huckster or trickster”
Middle English
ME
hey-mongere
“a seller of hay”
Modern English
Eng
haymonger
“a dealer in hay; by extension, a petty or contemptible trader”