higgle

1 of 2

verb

hig·​gle ˈhi-gəl 

higgled; higgling ˈhi-g(ə-)liŋ 

intransitive verb

: haggle

higgler

ˈhi-g(ə-)lər 

noun

higgler

2 of 2

noun

hig·​gler ˈhig(ə)lə(r) 

plural -s

: an itinerant peddler : hawker

is as a rule sold to higglers

—T. D. Marsh

belonged to a local higgler … a man that used the roads buying poultry for resale

—F. M. Ford

Word History

Etymology

Verb

probably alteration of haggle

First Known Use

Verb

1633, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for higgle

• giggle
• jiggle
• wiggle
• wriggle