Where does “smutmonger” come from?

smutmonger (English) comes from English monger, from Middle English mongere, from Old English māngere, from Old English māngian — to trade, traffic, do as a monger.

smutmonger (English): A purveyor of smut, a pornographer; a salacious...

Definitions

  1. A purveyor of smut, a pornographer; a salacious...

Ancestry of “smutmonger”, step by step

smutmonger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English monger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmongerA dealer in a specific commodity; A person...
2Middle EnglishmongereA retailer; a merchant
3Old Englishmāngeretrader, merchant, dealer, monger
4Old Englishmāngianto trade, traffic, do as a monger

via English smut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsmutSoot; A flake of ash or soot; Sexually vulgar...
2Middle Englishsmuttento defile, debase
Every word from Old English māngian →Every word from Old English māngere →Every word from Middle English mongere →