English Explanatory Dictionary

dicker

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To bargain, haggle or negotiate over a sale.
  2. To barter.
  3. To fiddle.
noun
  1. A unit of measure, consisting of 10 of some object, particularly hides and skins.
  2. A chaffering, barter, or exchange, of small wares.

Pronunciation

en-us-dicker.ogg dĭkə /ˈdɪkə(ɹ)/ dĭkər /ˈdɪkɚ/

Word forms

dicker dickers dickering dickered

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

daker

Derived words

dickerer dicker-rod
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