Higgler
//ˈhɪɡlə// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An itinerant trader, especially one dealing in dairy produce and poultry. archaic
"He was, besides, the best sacrifice the higgler could make, as he had supplied him with no game since; and by this means the witness had an opportunity of screening his better customers:"
- 2 A person who haggles or negotiates for lower prices.
- 3 A seller of any kind of small produce or wares; a huckster. Jamaica
Example
More examples"He was, besides, the best sacrifice the higgler could make, as he had supplied him with no game since; and by this means the witness had an opportunity of screening his better customers:"
Etymology
From higgle + -er.
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