dickers 1 of 2

plural of dicker
as in exchanges
a giving or taking of one thing of value in return for another was hoping to make a dicker with another collector of records from the 1950s

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dickers

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of dicker

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dickers
Noun
  • The title of the episode refers to its two pivotal phone exchanges.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
  • In the late 1980s, the University of Iowa began operating real-money futures exchanges to forecast presidential elections.
    — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The new season deals directly with the aftermath of the attack and what Raz described as the nature of revenge.
    — Stewart Ain, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Keep scrolling for more information on Prime Big Deal Days 2026—plus, 50+ of the best early Amazon deals from the sale.
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • There were water trucks, stations handing out sack lunches, and friendly marshals directing people toward their respective routes leading to the Lincoln Memorial.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Claiborne said the county’s service area includes both dense and rural communities, requiring collection trucks to travel farther between some customers.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Still, the complete omission of the TV (or film) studios is surprising, as is the lack of mention of Paramount’s pay cable network Showtime, which, like the basic cable nets, negotiates carriage agreements.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026
  • In the weeks that follow, Magnolia plans her daughter’s birthday, negotiates her relationship with her daughter’s father, and coördinates medical care for her aging parents, who are living in Haiti amid growing violence.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • But a family reunion is up in the air as Harry haggles over security arrangements and accommodations.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 July 2026
Verb
  • The union usually bargains in the same year as performers’ union SAG-AFTRA and directors’ union the Directors Guild of America.
    — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 6 Apr. 2026
  • One potential—though untested—workaround would be for conferences, which are private entities, to serve as a joint employer that bargains with a players’ union.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The pope, played by Samora la Perdida, is a mincing oaf who bickers with Galas about the value of translating Wagner.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Dickers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dickers. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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