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chaffer.

To haggle or barter.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈtʃæfə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈt͡ʃæfɚ/US
  1. To haggle or barter.

    intransitive
  2. To buy.

    transitive
  3. To talk much and idly; to chatter.

    informal · intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English chaffare (“a bargain, a trade”, noun), equivalent to cheap + fare.

noun/ˈtʃæfə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈt͡ʃæfɚ/US
  1. Bargaining; merchandise.

    uncountable
  2. A person's mouth.

    countable · obsolete · slang
    Moisten [or] damp your chaffer: take something to drink.
Where this word comes from

From Middle English chaffare (“a bargain, a trade”, noun), equivalent to cheap + fare.

noun/ˈtʃæfə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈt͡ʃæfɚ/US
  1. The upper sieve of a cleaning shoe in a combine harvester, where chaff is removed.

  2. A person who or thing that chaffs.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English chaff Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English chaffer From chaff + -er.

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