higgler

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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

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

Thus, as was usual, the higgler went backward and forward between the door and his cart; and Mavis, with the baby on her arm, at intervals inspected various commodities.

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

One week Mr. Druitt the higgler failed to pay his usual visit, and there was conjecture in the Vine-Pits kitchen as to the reason of his absence.

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

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

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