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

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

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

"I'll wish you good morning," said the higgler.

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

One week Mr. Druitt the higgler failed to pay his usual visit, and there was conjecture in the Vine-Pits kitchen as to the reason of his absence.

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