noun
- a person who buys and sells goods, especially produce or livestock, in small quantities; a peddler or huckster
- a person who hagggles or bargains persistently
Usage: chiefly British and historical; often implies haggling over prices
Usage: informal
Examples
- The higgler at the market sold fresh vegetables from his cart.
- She was known as a shrewd higgler who never paid full price.
- In colonial times, higglers traveled between farms and towns trading goods.
- The higgler haggled with customers over every penny.
- Local higglers supplied the village with produce from surrounding farms.