chaffer

English

Pronunciation

• (RP) /ˈʧæfə/, /"tS{f@/
• (US) enPR: chăfʹər, IPA: /ˈʧæfɚ/, SAMPA: /"tS{f@`/

  Rhymes: -æfə(r)

Etymology 1

From the roots of cheap and fare

Verb

chaffer (third-person singular simple present chaffers, present participle chaffering, simple past and past participle chaffered)

1. (intransitive) to haggle or barter
   • 1985, Anthony Burgess, Kingdom of the Wicked:

     But the people looked much like Caleb’s own. They wore dirty robes, chaffered at fruit stalls, spat, scratched.

Translations

• Bulgarian: пазаря се

Synonyms

• bargain
• barter
• haggle
• negotiate

Etymology 2

From chaff +‎ -er

Noun

chaffer (plural chaffers)

1. (agriculture) The upper sieve of a cleaning shoe in a combine harvester, where chaff is removed
   • 2003, William W. Casady, “Grain Harvesting Systems”, in Dennis R. Heldman editor, Encyclopedia of Agricultural, Food, and Biological Engineering^[1], page 449:

     A fan blows air through the chaffer to remove lightweight material known as chaff.

Coordinate terms

• blower
• cleaning sieve

Translations

upper sieve of a cleaning shoe

German: Obersieb (de) n.