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haggler

haggler

1 6.7
A person who argues again and again to get a lower price for items
  • noun
  • /ˈhæɡlər/
translation icon : regateador
  • In many cultures, being a skilled haggler is essential for making fair trades.
  • a good haggler

Examples

  • He could not break through the expert haggler's multilingual stream of offers and descriptions of family wealth.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • You'll still get hagglers, but you can also get a fair price. If you see an interested buyer and they put the item down, that gives you the chance to lower the price.

    Blog text (9)

  • Why call me "Sir John"... when I be plain Jack Durbeyfield, the haggler?

    Tess (1979)

  • Especially dealing on CL, you have to be a pretty hard-nosed haggler both buying and selling.

    Blog text (27)

  • The Waffle Haggler

    Blog text (22)

  • KingKellogg: The Waffle Haggler

    Blog text (22)

  • As a talented haggler, he always manages to get the best prices at the market.

  • She considers herself a savvy haggler who never pays full price for anything.

Synonyms

negotiator
vshaggler
171 4.6

A person who talks with others to reach an agreement

is more informal and presses repeatedly about price rather than formal settlement
bargainer
vshaggler
1 3.7

A person who talks with others to get better terms

is more persistent and often aggressive about price or terms
horse trader
vshaggler
1 6.3

A person who uses tough methods to get better deals

is more focused on repeated aggressive bargaining about price

How Aggressive

haggler
1 6.7
bargainer
1 3.7
negotiator
171 4.6

Surface Forms

haggler singular
hagglers plural

Morphology

haggler = haggle (transparent) = haggle + er

Formed from the verb 'haggle' with the agentive suffix '-er', so a 'haggler' is clearly a person who haggles.

Etymology

Haggler comes from haggle, a word that grew from an older word meaning 'to cut'. A helpful image is someone 'cutting' the price down bit by bit, which explains why a haggler is a person who keeps bargaining to lower the price.