Definition of DICKER

dicker

Plural: dickers

Verb

Verb Forms: dickered, dickering, dickers

  • To bargain or haggle over a price or terms.
  • negotiate the terms of an exchange
  • To bargain, haggle or negotiate over a sale.
  • To barter.
  • To fiddle.

Noun

  • A unit of measure, consisting of 10 of some object, particularly hides and skins.
  • A chaffering, barter, or exchange, of small wares.

Examples

  • They tried to DICKER over the challenge, but the dictionary was final.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English diker (“measure of ten”), from Late Latin dacra (“a dicker”), from Latin decuria (“a ten of something”), from decem (“ten”).

Synonyms

bargain, daker

Scrabble Score: 13

dicker: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
dicker: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
dicker: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

dicker: valid Words With Friends Word