Meaning
To argue for a better deal, especially over prices between a buyer and seller.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
1570s, "to cut unevenly" (implied in haggler), frequentative of Middle English haggen (“to chop”), variant of hacken (“to hack”), equivalent to hack + -le. Sense of "argue about price" first recorded c.1600, probably from notion of chopping away.
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NYT Puzzle Appearances
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