bargainers

Those who haggle

Bargainers are people who negotiate terms, typically in pursuit of a better deal or agreement.

The word appears in contexts ranging from marketplace haggling to labor relations: Union bargainers met with management for a third day.

A hard bargainer or tough bargainer is someone who negotiates aggressively and refuses to yield easily.

negotiation

negotiators

Those who arrange agreements

arbitrators · diplomats · brokers · representatives · go-betweens · intermediaries · wheeler-dealers · horse-traders · peacemakers · facilitators

commerce

shoppers

People purchasing goods

merchants · traders · peddlers · hawkers · wholesalers · retailers · marketers · auctioneers · bidders · sellers

labor

union

Joining into one

employees · management · contracts · wages · benefits · arbitration · walkout · picket · demands · concessions

Opposites
purchasing approach

bargainersimpulse buyers

People who purchase unplanned

spendthrifts · splurgers · big spenders · profligates · suckers

negotiation stance

bargainersaccepters

Those who consent

capitulators · pushovers · yes-men · conciliators

transaction role

bargainerssellers

Those who offer wares

vendors · merchants · hagglers

Phrases
Family

bargained, bargainer

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G