chaffer
1bargaining; haggling.
to bargain; haggle: to chaffer over a price.
to bandy words; chatter: to chaffer about nothing in particular.
to bandy (words).
Obsolete. to trade or deal in; barter.
Origin of chaffer
1Other words from chaffer
- chaff·er·er, noun
How to use chaffer in a sentence
Caballeros rode their steeds up and down, to show off their points, and gipsy 'copers' haggled and chaffered.
The Story of Seville | Walter M. GallichanShe chaffered angrily, then laughed at some unknown saying of Heywood's, and let them come aboard.
Dragon's blood | Henry Milner RideoutAh Moy had bought him in Sydney from a sailor for eighteen shillings and chaffered an hour over the bargain.
Michael, Brother of Jerry | Jack LondonAfter we had chaffered the usual time and had come to an agreement, I went into my room and brought out the bags of new coin.
A Woman's Impression of the Philippines | Mary H. (Mary Helen) FeeThe next he chaffered with the farmer, but they did not quite agree.
It Is Never Too Late to Mend | Charles Reade
British Dictionary definitions for chaffer
/ (ˈtʃæfə) /
(intr) to haggle or bargain
to chatter, talk, or say idly; bandy (words)
(tr) obsolete to deal in; barter
haggling or bargaining
Origin of chaffer
1Derived forms of chaffer
- chafferer, noun
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