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 higgler distinctly preened himself, and smiled archly.

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.

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