dicker

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English diker (“measure of ten”), from Late Latin dacra (“a dicker”), from Latin decuria (“a ten of something”), from decem (“ten”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: dĭkə(r), IPA(key): /ˈdɪkə(ɹ)/ (General American) enPR: dĭkər, IPA(key): /ˈdɪkɚ/ Rhymes: -ɪkə(ɹ) === Verb === dicker (third-person singular simple present dickers, present participle dickering, simple past and past participle dickered) (intransitive) To bargain, haggle or negotiate over a sale. (intransitive) To barter. (intransitive) To fiddle. ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === dicker (countable and uncountable, plural dickers) (obsolete) A unit of measure, consisting of 10 of some object, particularly hides and skins. 1599, attributed to Thomas Heywood, Edward IV, Part One, Act III, Scene 1, [3] Hobs [the Tanner of Tamsworth]. […] My taking is more than my spending, for here's store left. I have spent but a groat; a penny for my two jades, a penny to the poor, a penny pot of ale, and a penny cake for my man and me, a dicker of cowhides cost me. (US) A chaffering, barter, or exchange, of small wares. to make a dicker ==== Synonyms ==== daker ==== Derived terms ==== dicker-rod === References === === Anagrams === Derick, Redick, ricked == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdɪkɐ/ === Adjective === dicker comparative degree of dick === Adjective === dicker inflection of dick: strong/mixed nominative masculine singular strong genitive/dative feminine singular strong genitive plural