higgler
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of higgler
Example Sentences
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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
Thus, as was usual, the higgler went backward and forward between the door and his cart; and Mavis, with the baby on her arm, at intervals inspected various commodities.
From The Devil's Garden by Maxwell, W. B.
"I'll wish you good morning," said the higgler.
From The Devil's Garden by Maxwell, W. B.
Mrs. Dale," said the higgler, solemnly, "I married my first wife for money, and I've been punished for my mistake.
From The Devil's Garden by Maxwell, W. B.
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