Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who haggles or chaffers; one who cavils and makes difficulty.
- noun In London, a middleman in the vegetable-markets; a huckster or forestaller of green produce.
- noun A bungler.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who haggles or is difficult in bargaining.
- noun One who forestalls a market; a middleman between producer and dealer in London vegetable markets.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A person who
haggles .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an intense bargainer
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Examples
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A guest to stop at Iping in the wintertime was an unheard-of piece of luck, let alone a guest who was no "haggler," and she was resolved to show herself worthy of her good fortune.
The Invisible Man 1906
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A guest to stop at Iping in the wintertime was an unheard-of piece of luck, let alone a guest who was no "haggler," and she was resolved to show herself worthy of her good fortune.
The Invisible Man Herbert George 1897
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Mr Clegg resisted the idea of carving coalition policies up into distinct yellow and blue portions, for fear of being belittled as a troublesome haggler, pestering the Tories for concessions instead of setting the agenda himself.
Mr Cameron must rein back on NHS reform | Observer editorial 2011
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Her family refuse to go shopping with her as she is a shameless haggler.
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Consumer Reports offers sage advice to the would-be haggler:
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So tell me, haggler for the truth, what else do you have to give?
The Demons Covenant Sarah Rees Brennan 2010
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So tell me, haggler for the truth, what else do you have to give?
The Demons Covenant Sarah Rees Brennan 2010
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A: Your agent is a professional haggler, so I doubt she ' ll be offended if you ask if she ' s flexible on her commission.
Negotiating Real-Estate Agent June Fletcher 2010
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Consumer Reports offers sage advice to the would-be haggler:
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One of my favorite bloggers, Joe Cannon, calls Nancy Pelosi the "world's worst haggler": click here
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