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higgler

[hig-ler] / ˈhɪg lər /
NOUN
stickler
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Consider buddleboy, bogeyman, bumboat man, flirter, higgler, pugger, muffleman, quarrel picker, spittle-maker, whiff-maker and willy man.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

From pugger to quarrel-picker to higgler, the bygone artisanal trades of Britain once defined working life for most.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

On the next visit of the higgler Dale was lying in wait for him.

From The Devil's Garden by Maxwell, W. B.

The higgler had fallen in love with Mary; and she, apparently without a single explicit word, had understood the nature of the emotion that stirred his breast.

From The Devil's Garden by Maxwell, W. B.

This meant a marriage feast for Mary; nor would the higgler permit of the least delay in its preparation.

From The Devil's Garden by Maxwell, W. B.