higgler

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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

The higgler distinctly preened himself, and smiled archly.

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.

Mrs. Dale," said the higgler, solemnly, "I married my first wife for money, and I've been punished for my mistake.

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