Coster

/ˈkɒstə/ noun

Definition

A person who sells fruit or vegetables from a cart or stall in the street, especially in Britain.

Etymology

Short for 'costermonger,' which originally meant someone who sold costards (a type of large apple). The abbreviated form 'coster' became the common colloquial term for street fruit and vegetable vendors.

Kelly Says

The word 'costard' for a big apple vanished from English, but its shortened nickname 'coster' survived—showing how language keeps fragments of forgotten things alive in unexpected ways.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
በጠረጴ የሚኖር
/bətərɛpɛ yəmɪnoɾ/
ARالعربية
ساكن الساحل
sākin al-sāḥil
BNবাংলা
উপকূলবাসী
/upakulbasi
CACatalà
costaner
/kɔs.təˈne/
CSČeština
pobřežní obyvatel
/po.bɾ̝ɛʒɲiː ɔb.jvɪ.tɛl/
DADansk
kystbo
/kʰystd̥bo/
DEDeutsch
Küstenbewohner
/ˈkyːstn̩bəvoːnɐ/
ELΕλληνικά
παραθαλάσσιος
/pa.ra.θa.lás.sios/
ESEspañol
costero
kosˈteɾo
FAفارسی
ساکن ساحل
/sɑken-e sɑhel/
FISuomi
rannikon asukas
/rɑnːikɔn ɑsukɑs/
FRFrançais
cotier
/kɔ.tje/
GUGU
કિનારાવાસી
/kina.ra.va.si/
HAHA
mazaunin bangare
/ma.zau.nin ban.gare/
HEעברית
תושב חוף
/toʃɛv ħof/
HIहिन्दी
तटीय निवासी
taṭīya nivāsī
HUMagyar
parti lakó
/pɒr.ti ɒkoː/
IDBahasa Indonesia
orang pesisir
/o.ɾaŋ pə.sisɪr/
IGIG
nwoke n'akụ
/no.kɛ na.ku/
ITItaliano
costiero
/kosteˈro/
JA日本語
海岸の人
kaigan no hito
KKKK
жайыптық
/ʒɑ.jɯp.tɯq/
KMKM
មនុស្សរស់នៅឆ្នេរ
/mɔ.nus rɔs nɨw cʰnɨɨ/
KO한국어
해안 주민
haean jumin
MRMR
किनारपट्टीवरील
/kina.ra.patṭi.və.ril/
MSBahasa Melayu
orang pantai
/o.ɾaŋ pan.tai/
MYမြန်မာ
ကမ်းခြေနေထိုင်သူ
/kɑ́ɱ kʰwè ɲè.tʰɔ́ɪɰ̃ ðṵ/
NLNederlands
kustbewoner
/kʏst.bəˈwoː.nər/
NONorsk
kystboer
/çʏ̀stbuːər/
PAPA
ਤੱਟ ਵਾਸੀ
/tatt va.si/
PLPolski
mieszkaniec wybrzeża
/mʲɛʂkaˈɲɛt͡s ˈvɨbʐɛʐa/
PTPortuguês
costeiro
/kosˈtej.ɾu/
RORomână
locuitor de coastă
/lo.ku.i.tor de ko.astə/
RUРусский
прибрежный житель
/prʲibrʲeʐnɨj ʐɨˈtʲelʲ/
SVSvenska
kustbo
/kʉst.buː/
SWKiswahili
mwenyeji wa ufuo
/m.wɛ.nye.dʒi wa u.fuo/
TAதமிழ்
கடலோர மக்கள்
/kaṭalōra makkaḷ/
TEతెలుగు
తీరప్రాంత వాసులు
/tīra prānta vāsulu/
THไทย
ผู้อยู่อาศัยชายฝั่ง
phū yū ʔāsāi chai fang
TLTL
taga-baybayin
/tɐɡa ˈba.jbɐ.jin/
TRTürkçe
sahil sakini
/sa.hil sa.ki.ni/
UKУкраїнська
прибережний мешканець
/pry.breʒ.nɪj meʃ.kɐˈnɛt͡sʲ/
URاردو
ساحلی باشندہ
/sāhil bastah/
VITiếng Việt
người dân ven biển
/ŋɨɜ˧˧ ɗan˧˧ ven˧˧ ʔɓiən˧˧/
YOYO
olúkọ̀lẹ̀
/o.lu.ko.le/
ZH中文
海岸居民
hǎi àn jū mín
ZUZU
umuntu wesitha
/u.mun.tu we.si.tha/

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