pal·ter 
(pôltər)
(pôltər)intr.v. pal·tered, pal·ter·ing, pal·ters
Archaic
Archaic
1. To talk or act insincerely or misleadingly; equivocate.
2. To be capricious; trifle.
3. To quibble, especially in bargaining.
[Origin unknown.]
palter·er n.