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chaffer
CIDE DICTIONARY
chaffer, n.
One who chaffs. [1913 Webster]
chaffer, n. [OE. chaffare, cheapfare; AS. ceáp a bargain, price + faru a journey; hence, originally, a going to barain, to market. See Cheap, and Fare.].
Bargaining; merchandise. Holished. [1913 Webster]
- To treat or dispute about a purchase; to bargain; to haggle or higgle; to negotiate. [1913 Webster]"To chaffer for preferments with his gold." [1913 Webster]
- To talk much and idly; to chatter. Trench. [1913 Webster]
chaffer, v. t.
- To buy or sell; to trade in. [1913 Webster]"He chaffered chairs in which churchmen were set." [1913 Webster]
- To exchange; to bandy, as words. Spenser. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
chaffer, v. & n.
--v.intr. haggle; bargain.
--n. bargaining; haggling.
--v.intr. haggle; bargain.
--n. bargaining; haggling.
Derivative
chafferer n.
Etymology
ME f. OE ceapfaru f. ceap bargain + faru journey
ROGET THESAURUS
chaffer
Barter
VB barter, exchange, swap, swop, truck, scorse, interchange, commutate, compound for, trade, traffic, buy and sell, give and take, nundinate, carry on a trade, ply a trade, drive a trade, be in business, be in the city, keep a shop, deal in, employ one's capital in, trade with, deal with, have dealings with, transact business with, do business with, open an account with, keep an account with, bargain, drive a bargain, make a bargain, negotiate, bid for, haggle, higgle, dicker, chaffer, huckster, cheapen, beat down, stickle, stickle for, out bid, under bid, ask, charge, strike a bargain, speculate, give a sprat to catch a herring, buy in the cheapest and sell in the dearest market, buy low and sell high, corner the market, rig the market, stag the market.For further exploring for "chaffer" in Webster Dictionary Online
