chaffer

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.)
  2. verb talk socially without exchanging too much information

Etymology

From Middle English chaffare (“a bargain, a trade”, noun), equivalent to cheap + fare.

In classic literature

Synonyms

haggle, higgle, huckster

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