higgler

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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

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

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.

"Well, have you made up your mind, old higgler?" said Asie, clapping him on the shoulder.

From Scenes from a Courtesan's Life by Balzac, Honoré de

The scouts tried to console him, but the loss of his donkey was a heavy blow to the old higgler.

From The Wolf Patrol A Tale of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts by Finnemore, John