higgler
- noun
- Archaic
:
vendedor ambulante
- Many higglers travel from village to village, offering handmade crafts and local goods for sale.
Examples
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During the fair, a higgler displayed colorful fabrics and engaged in bargaining with shoppers.
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That wily higgler.
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The higgler women whose baskets had been stacked on top of the bus took them down, placed their cottas and baskets on their heads, and with a rhythmic swing of their generous hips proceeded up the hill.
Fiction book (1993) -
The higgler walked through the market, selling fresh fruits and vegetables to eager customers.
Synonyms
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1.0
A person or company that offers goods for money
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5.7
A person who travels to sell small goods in streets or markets
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7.4
A person who sells goods in the street or at markets
A person who travels to sell goods, often in markets or at fairs
A person who travels to sell small goods like ribbons or buttons
A person who travels with a box to sell goods
A person who sells goods informally on the street without a shop
A person who sells goods from a market stall
Antonyms
How Mobile
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Etymology
Higgler is a word often used in Caribbean English, and a helpful way to remember it is to think of the word haggle, which means 'to bargain'. So a higgler is a small market seller who makes a living by buying, selling and bargaining for prices.