dicker
1[dik-er]
verb (used without object)
to deal, swap, or trade with petty bargaining; bargain; haggle.
to barter.
to try to arrange matters by mutual bargaining: They dickered for hours over some of the finer points of the contract.
noun
Origin of dicker
1First recorded in 1795–1805; perhaps v. use of dicker2
dicker
2[dik-er]
noun
Origin of dicker
21225–75; Middle English diker < Old French dacre, Medieval Latin dikeria; compare Latin decuria decury
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Contemporary Examples of dicker
The only thing America lacks is a tough, take no prisoners "Negotiator-in-Chief" to dicker America's way to the top again.
Historical Examples of dicker
It looks to me as if 'twould be pretty good business to dicker with him.
Thankful's InheritanceJoseph C. Lincoln
Yet the men had an ineradicable propensity to dicker among themselves.
The Siege of BostonAllen French
Dicker, I want you to bring in a bill to make Fastburg the only capital.
Stories by American Authors (Volume 4)Constance Fenimore Woolson
"I did not," confessed Mr. Dicker, with a mixture of shame and abhorrence.
Stories by American Authors (Volume 4)Constance Fenimore Woolson
"I'm a hustler on a dicker, and a hellion on junk," snapped the boss.
Blow The Man DownHolman Day
dicker
verb
noun
Word Origin for dicker
C12: ultimately from Latin decuria decury; related to Middle Low German dēker lot of ten hides
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