dicker
verb (used without object)
to deal, swap, or trade with petty bargaining; bargain; haggle.
had dickered
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past perfectof dicker.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The examination of 'Legger Kerper's records disclosed the names of many famed Philadelphians, presumably bigwigs who had dickered with him.
From Time Magazine Archive
For a day and a night and a day at Albany, Boss Curry had dickered, threatened, wheedled, fumed, sulked, argued—all in vain.
From Time Magazine Archive
