palter
verb
pal·ter ˈpȯl-tər 
paltered; paltering ˈpȯl-t(ə-)riŋ
intransitive verb
1
: to act insincerely or deceitfully : equivocate
2
: haggle, chaffer
palterer
ˈpȯl-tər-ər
noun 
Synonyms
- bargain
- chaffer
- deal
- dicker
- haggle
- horse-trade
- negotiate
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
unwilling to palter over the price of the car
Word History
Etymology
origin unknown
First Known Use
1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1
palterer
noun
as in dissimulator
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- dissimulator
- equivocator
- distorter
- falsifier
- cozener
- perjurer
- cheat
- charlatan
- cheater
- libelist
- gossiper
- dissembler
- knave
- deceiver
- talebearer
- defrauder
- pretender
- counterfeiter
- mountebank
- libeler
- defamer
- exaggerator
- calumniator
- slanderer
- double-dealer
- hustler
- mythomaniac
- liar
- gossip
- prevaricator
- fabricator
- storyteller
- fraud
- operator
- fibber
- fabulist
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- square shooter