dicker
1to 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.
a petty bargain.
a barter or swap.
an item or goods bartered or swapped.
a deal, especially a political deal.
Origin of dicker
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Other definitions for dicker (2 of 2)
the number or quantity ten, especially a lot of ten hides or skins.
Origin of dicker
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How to use dicker in a sentence
We understand the New York Post is an opinionated newspaper and that Fred dicker is an extreme conservative.
Governor Cuomo: ‘Extreme Conservatives Have No Place In New York’ | David Freedlander | January 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe only thing America lacks is a tough, take no prisoners "Negotiator-in-Chief" to dicker America's way to the top again.
For half an hour the dicker went on, and finally a price of fifteen thousand dollars was agreed upon.
Scattergood Baines | Clarence Budington Kelland"Lucky again," commented Captain Candage, returning from his sharp dicker with the buyer.
Blow The Man Down | Holman DayWe will not dicker at all, but will buy as cheaply as we can.
Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn Raymond
I'm real glad to have it because we are going to have a dicker party and it will be the very thing to contribute.
At Boarding School with the Tucker Twins | Nell SpeedThe captain began to dicker with the men about securing game for us, and as they talked I made a study of them.
Up the Mazaruni for Diamonds | William La Varre
British Dictionary definitions for dicker
/ (ˈdɪkə) /
to trade (goods) by bargaining; barter
(intr) to negotiate a political deal
a petty bargain or barter
the item or items bargained or bartered
a political deal or bargain
Origin of dicker
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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