English Explanatory Dictionary

hopemonger

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who offers (possibly unrealistic) hope for the future.

Word forms

hopemonger hopemongers

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *tōhopōnder. Old English tōhopa Old English hopa Middle English hope English hope English monger English hopemonger From hope + monger.

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