verb
chaffer
Chaffer (verb) means to argue over a price, or to trade goods by exchange.
verb
1
To argue over a price, or to trade goods by exchange.
"But the people looked much like Caleb’s own. They wore dirty robes, chaffered at fruit stalls, spat, scratched."
— Anthony Burgess, Kingdom of the Wicked (1985)
2
To talk a lot about unimportant things.
"The Dartie within him made him chaffer for five minutes with young Padwick concerning the favourite for the Cambridgeshire."
— John Galsworthy, The Forsyte Saga (1922)
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Etymology
From Middle English chaffare ("a bargain, a trade", a noun), equivalent to cheap plus fare.
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What is the meaning of chaffer?
"chaffer" (verb) means to argue over a price, or to trade goods by exchange.
What is another word for chaffer?
Other words for "chaffer" include higgle, chitchat, haggle, chat, natter, confab.
What are the different meanings of chaffer?
"chaffer" has 2 main meanings: 1. To argue over a price, or to trade goods by exchange; 2. To talk a lot about unimportant things.
