higgler

American  

[hig-ler] / ˈhɪg lər /

noun

1. a peddler or huckster.

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Etymology

Origin of higgler

First recorded in 1630–40; higgle + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Consider buddleboy, bogeyman, bumboat man, flirter, higgler, pugger, muffleman, quarrel picker, spittle-maker, whiff-maker and willy man.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

From pugger to quarrel-picker to higgler, the bygone artisanal trades of Britain once defined working life for most.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

Fresh vegetables, poultry, eggs, butter, and milk, were brought by a higgler from the country, and raised by means of a basket or a can attached to the pulley.

From Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire by Ainsworth, William Harrison

The scouts tried to console him, but the loss of his donkey was a heavy blow to the old higgler.

From The Wolf Patrol A Tale of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts by Finnemore, John

So I persuaded the council to become security with their seal to the old higgler for half a year, and we obtained provision again from the old sheep.

From Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. I. by Freytag, Gustav