Editing Costermonger (section)

==Etymology==
The term ''costermonger'' first appeared in written English in the early 16th century. The term ''coster'' is a corruption of ''[[Costard (apple)|costard]]'', a kind of apple; and the word ''{{linktext|monger}}'' means a trader or broker. The first known use of the term ''costermonger'' occurs in the writings of [[Alexander Barclay]], poet and clergyman, in the ''Fyfte Eglog of Alexandre Barclay of the cytezene and vpondyshman'' published around 1518. "I was acquaynted with many a hucster [=[[huckster]]], with a costardemonger and an hostler."<ref>Word Histories, http://wordhistories.com/2016/05/02/costermonger/</ref> The derivation of the term "costermonger" appears in [[Samuel Johnson]]'s ''Dictionary of the English language'', published in 1759. Charles Knight's ''London'', published in 1851, also notes that a costermonger was originally an apple-seller.<ref>Knight, C., ''London'', Vol. 5 (1851), FC & B, London (Classic Reprint), 2017</ref> Although the original costermongers worked as itinerant apple-sellers, the word gradually came to refer to anyone who sold fresh fruit or vegetables from a basket, [[cart|hand cart]] or temporary stall.<ref name="OEDdef">{{cite web|url= https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/costermonger|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170313124551/https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/costermonger |url-status=dead|archive-date=March 13, 2017|title=Definition of costermonger |publisher= Oxford English Dictionaries |accessdate= 12 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{OEtymD |costermonger|accessdate= 2023-08-02}}</ref><ref name = sullivan>{{cite web|last = Sullivan |first = D.|title = Victorian Costermongers: 'A Penny Profit out of the Poor Man's Dinner' |website =Victorian Web|url = http://www.victorianweb.org/history/work/costermonger.html|date =  23 January 2007}}</ref> The term can be used to describe anyone who sells goods outdoors or in the streets and has come to be a synonym for ''street vendor''.<ref name="merriam-webster.com">{{Cite web |date=2023-05-06 |title= Definition of COSTERMONGER |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/costermonger |access-date= 2023-06-29 |website= www.merriam-webster.com |language= en}}</ref><ref>''Longman's Dictionary of Occupations'', http://www.ldoceonline.com/Occupations-topic/costermonger</ref><ref>''Macmillan Dictionary'', http://www.macmillandictionary.com/us/dictionary/british/costermonger</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title= Oxford Languages {{!}} The Home of Language Data |url= https://languages.oup.com/ |access-date= 2023-06-29 |website= languages.oup.com |language= en-GB}}</ref><ref>''Oxford Encyclopedia'', http://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/costermonger</ref><ref>''The Free Dictionary'', http://www.thefreedictionary.com/costermonger</ref><ref name= "collinsdictionary.com">''Collins Dictionary'', https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/costermonger
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