higgler

UK/ˈhɪɡlə/

higgler noun: an itinerant trader, especially one dealing in dairy produce and poultry.

Noun

higgler (plural higglers)

(archaic) An itinerant trader, especially one dealing in dairy produce and poultry.
- He was, besides, the best sacrifice the higgler could make, as he had supplied him with no game since; and by this means the witness had an opportunity of screening his better customers:1749, Henry Fielding, chapter X, in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC, book III
- Barter’d for game from chace or warren won, / Yon cask holds moonlight, run when moon was none; / And late-snatch’d spoils lie stow’d in hutch apart, / To wait the associate higgler’s evening cart.1809, [Walter Scott], “Fragments, which Originally Appeared in the Edinburgh Annual Register for 1809. The Poacher.”, in The Bridal of Triermain, or The Vale of St John. In Three Cantos, Edinburgh...
Synonyms:

wrangler
A person who haggles or negotiates for lower prices.

Synonyms:

haggler, wrangler
(Jamaica) A seller of any kind of small produce or wares; a huckster.

ಚೌಕಾಶಿ ಮಾದುವವನು

plural	higglers

From higgle + -er.

What does higgler mean?: Higgler means an itinerant trader, especially one dealing in dairy produce and poultry.
What is higgler in Kannada?: Higgler in Kannada is ಚೌಕಾಶಿ ಮಾದುವವನು. See Higgler meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is higgler?: Higgler is a noun.
How do you pronounce higgler?: Higgler is pronounced /ˈhɪɡlə/ (UK).
What is the plural of higgler?: The plural of higgler is higglers.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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