chaffer[verb]Synonyms: haggle, bargain, dicker, higgle, huckster, palter
Related Words: beg,
coax,
plead [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
chaffer noun1. ['tʃafǝ] ME.[formed as CHEAP noun + FARE noun1, prob. after Old Norse kaupfǫr trading-journey. In mod. use from the verb.]1. Orig., trade, trading. Now
spec. haggling, bargaining, barter.
ME.2. Goods, wares.
ME-L17. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲
chaffer verb. ['tʃafǝ] ME.[from CHAFFER noun1.]1. verb intrans. Orig., traffic, deal, trade. Now
spec. bargain, haggle about terms or price.
ME.b. fig. Bandy words, discuss terms, dispute.
LME.2. verb trans. Orig., traffic, deal, or trade in. Now
spec. haggle over, barter.
ME.chaffer words bandy words.
■ chafferer noun LME. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲