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    Patwa headword

    Higgler

    /HIG-luh/

    Noun
    Gloss
    "Street vendor"
    Definition
    An informal trader, market vendor, or street seller.
    Example
    "Di higgler a sell yam inna market." — "The vendor is selling yams in the market."
    Origin
    English origin (one who haggles), retained in Jamaica.

    Higgler is a Jamaican Patois (Patwa) expression. For a full sentence, run it through the Jamaican Patois translator, or return to the lexicon index.