schachern

Meaning

to haggle

Concepts

haggle

palter

dupe

horse-trade

swindle

swizz

Synonyms

feilschen

handeln

masturbieren

intrigieren

Intrige

sich vergnügen

sinnen

🤔

verhökern

Translations

sjacheren

regatear

chalanear

arnaquer

marchander

berlander

mercanteggiare

marchanderen

chatinar

mercadejar

pechinchar

regatear

traficar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃaxəʁn/

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish: סחרן‬

In summary

17th century, borrowed from Yiddish סחרן (sakhern, “to do business”), derived from Hebrew סחר (sáḥar, “trade”). The form was influenced by now obsolete schachen (“to plunder”, with long [aː]), itself from Proto-West Germanic *skāk (“robbery”). The synonymous Yiddish שאַכערן (shakhern) may be a reborrowing.