Higgler

Higgler is a noun that refers to a person who travels around selling items or ‘a peddler.’ Our word of the day has been around since the 17th century as a way to describe a traveler who engages in the act of higgling. It is believed that this word was a variation on the word ‘haggle,’ as in, ‘haggling over a price.’ Here’s an example of higgler in use: When people saw me traveling around with my bags across my shoulder, they assumed I was some kind of higgler. But no, I wasn’t peddling those items I was carrying with me. I was just too cheap to rent a moving van.