Chaffer

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chaffer \Chaff"er\, n.
     One who chaffs.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Chaffer \Chaf"fer\, n. [OE. chaffare, cheapfare; AS. ce['a]p a
     bargain, price + faru a journey; hence, originally, a going
     to barain, to market. See {Cheap}, and {Fare}.]
     Bargaining; merchandise. [Obs.] --Holished.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chaffer \Chaf"fer\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Chaffered}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Chaffering}.] [OE. chaffaren, fr. chaffare, chapfare,
     cheapfare, a bargaining. See {Chaffer}, n.]
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     1. To treat or dispute about a purchase; to bargain; to
        haggle or higgle; to negotiate.
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              To chaffer for preferments with his gold. --Dryden.
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     2. To talk much and idly; to chatter. --Trench.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chaffer \Chaf"fer\, v. t.
     1. To buy or sell; to trade in.
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              He chaffered chairs in which churchmen were set.
                                                    --Spenser.
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     2. To exchange; to bandy, as words. --Spenser.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  chaffer
       v 1: wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.); "Let's
            not haggle over a few dollars" [syn: {haggle}, {higgle},
             {huckster}]
       2: talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the
          men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
          [syn: {chew the fat}, {shoot the breeze}, {chat}, {confabulate},
           {confab}, {chitchat}, {chatter}, {natter}, {gossip}, {jaw},
           {claver}, {visit}]