Etymograph

English

hopemonger

From hope + monger.

A compound of hope + monger

Proto-West Germanic *tōhopōn

Old English tōhopa ‘hope’

Old English hopa ‘hope’

Middle English hope ‘trust, confidence’

English hope

Proto-West Germanic *tōhopōn

Old English tōhopa ‘hope’

Old English hopa ‘hope’

Middle English hope ‘trust, confidence’

English hope

English monger

Today it means

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

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / hopemonger