oggbashan
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Not so obvious as all that; one needs to know what a "monger" is to grasp the meaning readily.
The following are still in common UK usage:
Fishmonger
Ironmonger - hardware storekeeper
Neither have any negative connotations but:
lawmonger is derogatory.
Og