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bargainer

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: B AA1 R G IH0 N ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A person who makes a bargain.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

negotiator of the terms of a transaction

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he is a hard bargainer

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: negotiator, negotiant, treater

Narrower terms: haggler

3

noun

Meaning 3

someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: trader, dealer, monger

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: merchant, merchandiser

Narrower terms: art dealer, barterer, bibliopole, bibliopolist, cheesemonger, costermonger, barrow-man, barrow-boy, cutler, draper, fence, fishmonger, fishwife, horse trader, ironmonger, hardwareman, mercer, seedsman, seedman, slopseller, slop-seller, stamp dealer, stock trader

History

Etymology

From bargain + -er.