mong

n. [ AS. mangere, fr. mangian to trade; akin to Icel. manga to trade, mangari a trader, OHG. mangari, mengari; cf. L. mango a dealer in slaves. ] 1. A trader; a dealer; -- now used chiefly in composition; as, fishmonger, ironmonger, newsmonger. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A small merchant vessel. [ Obs. ] Blount. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To deal in; to make merchandise of; to traffic in; -- used chiefly of discreditable traffic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One of the Mongols. -- a. Of or pertaining to Mongolia or the Mongols. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Mongolia or the Mongols. -- n. One of the Mongols. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , n. pl. (Ethnol.) One of the great races of man, including the greater part of the inhabitants of China, Japan, and the interior of Asia, with branches in Northern Europe and other parts of the world. By some American Indians are considered a branch of the Mongols. In a more restricted sense, the inhabitants of Mongolia and adjacent countries, including the Burats and the Kalmuks. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. See Mongolian. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A person affected with Down syndrome; -- not a technical term. [ PJC ]

a. [ Mongol + -oid. ] Resembling a Mongol or the Mongols; having race characteristics, such as color, hair, and features, like those of the Mongols. Huxley. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of, related to, or affected with, Down syndrome; -- not a technical term. [ PJC ]