1. people who sell fruit, vegetables, or other goods from a cart or stall in the street
Usage: British; historical

Examples

• The costermongers wheeled their carts through the narrow London streets.
• Victorian costermongers sold fresh produce to working-class neighborhoods.
• The market was filled with costermongers calling out their prices.
• Many costermongers passed their trade down through generations.
• The costermongers gathered at dawn to buy wholesale goods for resale.
• Street costermongers provided affordable food to urban communities.