Chaffer Definition

chăfər

chaffers

noun

chaffers

Trade; business.

Webster's New World

One who engages in banter or good-natured teasing.

American Heritage

A haggling over price or terms; bargaining.

Webster's New World

(agriculture) The upper sieve of a cleaning shoe in a combine harvester, where chaff is removed.

Wiktionary

verb

To haggle over price; bargain.

Webster's New World

To chat idly.

Webster's New World

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Origin of Chaffer

Middle English chaffaren to haggle from chaffare, cheapfare bargaining chep purchase cheap fare journey, business (from Old English faru) (from faran to travel fare)

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From chaff +‎ -er

From Wiktionary
From cheap fare.

From Wiktionary

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