horse traders
Shrewd livestock bargainers
Horse traders are people who buy and sell horses, historically a profession associated with shrewd dealing and questionable honesty about an animal's condition.
The term now applies broadly to anyone who negotiates aggressively or engages in hard bargaining: The budget negotiation brought out the horse traders in both parties.
Horse trading is the noun form for such dealing.
- salesmanOne who moves merchandise
- used car salesmanDealer of pre-owned vehicles
- wheeling and dealingAggressive commercial negotiation
- equineOf the horse family
- fair market valueObjective exchange price
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- merchantstraders, merchant, merchants, retailers, vendors
- horsesmare, mares, stallion, stallions, colt
- horse showsshow ring, show rings, conformation, showmanship, riders
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