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chaff·er ¹  (chfr)

n.

One who engages in banter or good-natured teasing.

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chaf·fer ²  (chfr)

v. chaf·fered, chaf·fer·ing, chaf·fers

v.intr.

1. To bargain or haggle.

2. Chiefly British To bandy words; engage in small talk.

v.tr.

To bargain or haggle for.

n.

Archaic A bargaining or haggling.

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[Middle English chaffaren, to haggle, from chaffare, cheapfare, bargaining : chep, purchase; see cheap + fare, journey, business (from Old English faru, from faran, to travel; see fare).]

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chaffer·er n.

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chaffer [ˈtʃæfə]

vb

1. (intr) to haggle or bargain

2. to chatter, talk, or say idly; bandy (words)

3. (tr) Obsolete to deal in; barter

n

haggling or bargaining

[C13 chaffare, from chep bargain + fare journey; see cheap, fare]

chafferer  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	chaffer - wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.); "Let's not haggle over a few dollars" haggle, higgle, huckster bargain down, beat down - persuade the seller to accept a lower price; "She beat the merchant down $100" bargain, dicker - negotiate the terms of an exchange; "We bargained for a beautiful rug in the bazaar"
	2.	chaffer - talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze" chew the fat, chit-chat, chitchat, claver, confab, jaw, natter, shoot the breeze, chat, confabulate, gossip, chatter, visit converse, discourse - carry on a conversation jawbone, schmoose, schmooze, shmoose, shmooze - talk idly or casually and in a friendly way