higgler

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Quotations 1.3.2 Synonyms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From higgle.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈhɪglə/

[edit] Noun

higgler (plural higglers)

1. (archaic) A person who trades in dairy, poultry, and small game animals.
2. A person who haggles or negotiates for lower prices.

[edit] Quotations

• 1749 — Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Book III ch x

  He was, besides, the best sacrifice the higgler could make, as he had supplied him with no game since; and by this means the witness had an opportunity of screening his better customers:

[edit] Synonyms

• (trader in dairy and poultry): wrangler
• (person who haggles): haggler, wrangler