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Chaffer

/ˈtʃæfə/

Bargaining; merchandise

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📖 Definitions of "Chaffer"

noun

1
Bargaining; merchandise

verb

1
To haggle or barter.
2
To buy.
3
To talk much and idly; to chatter.

🔄 Synonyms of "Chaffer"

14 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
chatternoun	Talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk.
confabulateverb	(ambitransitive, psychology) To fabricate memories in order to fill gaps in one's memory.
hucksternoun	A peddler or hawker, who sells small items, either door-to-door, from a stall, or in the street.
confabnoun	(informal) Clipping of confabulation (“a casual chat or talk”). [A casual conversation; a chat.]
visitnoun	(transitive, intransitive) To go and meet (a person) as an act of friendliness or sociability.
jawnoun	One of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth.
chatnoun	To be engaged in informal conversation.
gossipnoun	(uncountable) Idle talk about someone’s private or personal matters, especially about someone not present.
natternoun	(colloquial) To talk casually; to discuss unimportant matters.
haggleverb	(intransitive) To argue for a better deal, especially over prices with a seller.
higgleverb	(archaic) To wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.); to haggle.
chitchatnoun	Alternative spelling of chit-chat. [Light conversation; casual talk, usually about trivial matters.]
dickernoun	(intransitive) To bargain, haggle or negotiate over a sale.
clavernoun	(UK, Scotland, dialect) Frivolous or nonsensical talk; prattle; chatter.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Chaffer"

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Word	Definition
dickernoun	(intransitive) To bargain, haggle or negotiate over a sale.
haggleverb	(intransitive) To argue for a better deal, especially over prices with a seller.
higgleverb	(archaic) To wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.); to haggle.
visitnoun	(transitive, intransitive) To go and meet (a person) as an act of friendliness or sociability.
hucksternoun	A peddler or hawker, who sells small items, either door-to-door, from a stall, or in the street.
confabnoun	(informal) Clipping of confabulation (“a casual chat or talk”). [A casual conversation; a chat.]
chatnoun	To be engaged in informal conversation.
confabulateverb	(ambitransitive, psychology) To fabricate memories in order to fill gaps in one's memory.
chitchatnoun	Alternative spelling of chit-chat. [Light conversation; casual talk, usually about trivial matters.]
natternoun	(colloquial) To talk casually; to discuss unimportant matters.
gossipnoun	(uncountable) Idle talk about someone’s private or personal matters, especially about someone not present.
chatternoun	Talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk.
clavernoun	(UK, Scotland, dialect) Frivolous or nonsensical talk; prattle; chatter.
jawnoun	One of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth.
hondelnoun	(intransitive) To bargain; to haggle.
hucknoun	(Ultimate Frisbee) A long throw, generally at least half a field in length.
higgle-haggleverb	(dated) To haggle.
cheap	Low or reduced in price.
naggleverb	To niggle; to irritate or bother continually or repeatedly.
peltnoun	The skin of an animal with the hair or wool on; either a raw or undressed hide, or a skin preserved with the hair or wool on it (sometimes worn as a garment with minimal modification).