chaffer

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[ chaf-er ]
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noun
  1. bargaining; haggling.

verb (used without object)
  1. to bargain; haggle: to chaffer over a price.

  2. to bandy words; chatter: to chaffer about nothing in particular.

verb (used with object)
  1. to bandy (words).

  2. Obsolete. to trade or deal in; barter.

Origin of chaffer

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1175–1225; Middle English chaffare, derivative of chapfare trading journey, equivalent to Old English cēap trade (see cheap) + faru journey; see fare

Other words from chaffer

  • chaff·er·er, noun

Other definitions for chaffer (2 of 2)

chaffer2
[ chaf-er ]

noun
  1. a person who chaffs or banters.

Origin of chaffer

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First recorded in 1850–55; chaff2 + -er1

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British Dictionary definitions for chaffer

chaffer

/ (ˈtʃæfə) /


verb
  1. (intr) to haggle or bargain

  2. to chatter, talk, or say idly; bandy (words)

  1. (tr) obsolete to deal in; barter

noun
  1. haggling or bargaining

Origin of chaffer

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C13 chaffare, from chep bargain + fare journey; see cheap, fare

Derived forms of chaffer

  • chafferer, noun

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