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Higgler vs Niggler - What's the difference?

higgler | niggler |

As nouns the difference between higgler and niggler

is that higgler is (archaic) a person who trades in dairy, poultry, and small game animals while niggler is (colloquial) one who niggles; a constant critic.

higgler

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (archaic) A person who trades in dairy, poultry, and small game animals.
  • A person who haggles or negotiates for lower prices.

    • Quotations

    * 1749 — , Book III ch x *: He was, besides, the best sacrifice the higgler could make, as he had supplied him with no game since; and by this means the witness had an opportunity of screening his better customers:

    Synonyms

    * (trader in dairy and poultry): wrangler * (person who haggles): haggler, wrangler

    niggler

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (colloquial) One who niggles; a constant critic.