higgler

hig·gler

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hig-ler]
- /ˈhɪg lər/
- /ˈhɪ.ɡlə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hig-ler]
- /ˈhɪg lər/

Definitions of higgler word

noun higgler a peddler or huckster. 1
noun higgler A person who travels around selling small items; a peddler. 1
noun higgler (archaic) A person who trades in dairy, poultry, and small game animals. 0
noun higgler A person who haggles or negotiates for lower prices. 0

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Origin of higgler

First appearance:

before 1630

One of the 42% oldest English words

First recorded in 1630-40; higgle + -er1

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Parts of speech for Higgler

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Higgler

higgler popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for higgler

noun higgler

zealot — a person who shows zeal.
contender — A contender is someone who takes part in a competition.
fanatic — a person with an extreme and uncritical enthusiasm or zeal, as in religion or politics.
haggler — to bargain in a petty, quibbling, and often contentious manner: They spent hours haggling over the price of fish.

All 4 Synonyms of higgler