higgler

Example Sentences

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From pugger to quarrel-picker to higgler, the bygone artisanal trades of Britain once defined working life for most.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

Consider buddleboy, bogeyman, bumboat man, flirter, higgler, pugger, muffleman, quarrel picker, spittle-maker, whiff-maker and willy man.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

The scouts tried to console him, but the loss of his donkey was a heavy blow to the old higgler.

From The Wolf Patrol A Tale of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts by Finnemore, John

"I'll wish you good morning," said the higgler.

From The Devil's Garden by Maxwell, W. B.

This meant a marriage feast for Mary; nor would the higgler permit of the least delay in its preparation.

From The Devil's Garden by Maxwell, W. B.