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Definition of Higgler
1. n. One who higgles.
Definition of Higgler
1. Noun. (archaic) A person who trades in dairy, poultry, and small game animals. ¹
2. Noun. A person who haggles or negotiates for lower prices. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Higgler
1. one that higgles [n -S] - See also: higgles
Lexicographical Neighbors of Higgler
Literary usage of Higgler
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Practical Treatise on Breeding, Rearing, and Fattening All Kinds of by John Lawrence (1842)
"We disposed of the surplus, for the greater part, to a higgler in the vicinity,
who allowed us a certain advance upon his common ..."
2. The Scottish Jurist: Containing Reports of Cases Decided in the House of by Great Britain Parliament. House of Lords, House of Lords, Parliament, Great Britain (1832)
"... shall carry any timber or other article above twenty-five feet long on any
cart or carriage not having more than two wheels ; or if any hawker, higgler, ..."
3. A History of the English Poor Law: In Connection with the State of the by George Nicholls, Thomas Mackay (1898)
"It enacts that any higgler, carrier, innkeeper, or victualler, having game in
his possession, or who shall buy, sell, or offer to sell the same, shall, ..."
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