1570s, "to cut unevenly, mangle in cutting" (implied in haggler "clumsy workman"), frequentative of haggen "to chop" (see hack (v.1)). Sense of "argue about price" first recorded c. 1600, probably from notion of chopping away. Related: Haggled; haggling.
例文
1. Don 't be afraid to haggle :for the moment,it 's a buyer 's market.
値切ることを恐れないで、今は買い手市場です。
2.Of course he 'll still haggle over the price.
彼はきっと値切るだろう。/
3.She laughed again,enjoying the haggle .
彼女はまた大笑いして、値切るのを楽しんでいた。/
4.Meanwhile,as the politicians haggle ,the violence worsens.
政治家たちが口げんかをしている間に、暴力事件はますます激しくなっている。
5.In many countries you have to haggle before you buy anything.