- Chaffer
- Chaffer \Chaff"er\, n. One who chaffs. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Chaffer
Look at other dictionaries:
Chaffer — may refer to: Ross Chaffer, an Australian sprint canoer Norman Chaffer, an Australian businessman Don and Lori Chaffer, founding members of the band Waterdeep This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an … Wikipedia
Chaffer — Chaf fer, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Chaffered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chaffering}.] [OE. chaffaren, fr. chaffare, chapfare, cheapfare, a bargaining. See {Chaffer}, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. To treat or dispute about a purchase; to bargain; to haggle or higgle; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Chaffer — Chaf fer, n. [OE. chaffare, cheapfare; AS. ce[ a]p a bargain, price + faru a journey; hence, originally, a going to barain, to market. See {Cheap}, and {Fare}.] Bargaining; merchandise. [Obs.] Holished. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Chaffer — Chaf fer, v. t. 1. To buy or sell; to trade in. [1913 Webster] He chaffered chairs in which churchmen were set. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. To exchange; to bandy, as words. Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chaffer — index haggle, handle (trade), trade Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
chaffer — (n.) early 13c., cheffare buying and selling, probably from O.E. ceap bargain, sale (see CHEAP (Cf. cheap)) + faru faring, going (see FARE (Cf. fare) (n.)). In later use, haggling. The verb is recorded from mid 14c … Etymology dictionary
chaffer — [chaf′ər] n. [ME chaffare, merchandise, trade < OE ceap, cep, a purchase + faru, a journey: see CHEAP & FARE] 1. Obs. trade; business 2. Archaic a haggling over price or terms; bargaining vi. 1. Now Rare to haggle over price; bargain … English World dictionary
Chaffer — Lucy Katherine Chaffer (* 19. Oktober 1983 in Subiaco) ist eine australische Skeletonpilotin. Lucy Chaffer lebt in Perth und studierte an der Notre Dame Australia. Sie wird von Terry Holland und Duff Gibson trainiert. Chaffer wurde 2006 bei… … Deutsch Wikipedia
chaffer — chaffer1 chafferer, n. /chaf euhr/, n. 1. bargaining; haggling. v.i. 2. to bargain; haggle: to chaffer over a price. 3. to bandy words; chatter: to chaffer about nothing in particular. v.t. 4. to bandy (words). 5. Obs. to trade or deal in; barter … Universalium
Chaffer — Recorded in several forms including Chafer, Chaffer and Chuffer, this is an English medieval surname. It is occupational and has at least two possible origins, one of which may be French. This from the pre 10th century Olde French word chaufeur … Surnames reference
