haggler en · NOUN
Etymology
From haggle + -er.
Meanings
- A person who haggles.
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(historical) A person who buys vegetables and other produce from farms and then sells them on in a different location; a person who transports farm goods.
'Then what might your meaning be in calling me "Sir John" these different times, when I be plain Jack Durbeyfield, the haggler?'
1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, volume 1, London: James R. Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., page 4:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hagglers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (5)
de Feilscher (person who haggles) · de Feilscherin (person who haggles) · pl targacz (person who haggles) · fi tinkijä (person who haggles) · fi tinkaaja (person who haggles)