higgler
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of higgler
Example Sentences
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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
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
Mr. Druitt had been introduced by Mrs. Goudie as the higgler, or itinerant poulterer and greengrocer, who served the house in Mr. Bates' time.
From The Devil's Garden by W. B. Maxwell
"I'll wish you good morning," said the higgler.
From The Devil's Garden by W. B. Maxwell
That was because he knew the buyer was a higgler, and would have left him at once had he refused to come down in his price.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 353, March 1845 by Various
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