"dicker" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈdɪkə(ɹ)/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈdɪkɚ/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-dicker.ogg [US] Forms: dickers [plural]
enPR: dĭkə(r) [General-American], dĭkər [General-American] Rhymes: -ɪkə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English diker (“measure of ten”), from Late Latin dacra (“a dicker”), from Latin decuria (“a ten of something”), from decem (“ten”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|diker||measure of ten}} Middle English diker (“measure of ten”), {{der|en|LL.|dacra||a dicker}} Late Latin dacra (“a dicker”), {{der|en|la|decuria||a ten of something}} Latin decuria (“a ten of something”), {{m|la|decem||ten}} decem (“ten”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} dicker (countable and uncountable, plural dickers)
  1. (obsolete) A unit of measure, consisting of 10 of some object, particularly hides and skins. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-dicker-en-noun-W25p~dDy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 14 3 4 1
  2. (US) A chaffering, barter, or exchange, of small wares. Tags: US, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-dicker-en-noun-4302jZV~ Categories (other): American English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: daker

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈdɪkə(ɹ)/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈdɪkɚ/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-dicker.ogg [US] Forms: dickers [present, singular, third-person], dickering [participle, present], dickered [participle, past], dickered [past]
enPR: dĭkə(r) [General-American], dĭkər [General-American] Rhymes: -ɪkə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English diker (“measure of ten”), from Late Latin dacra (“a dicker”), from Latin decuria (“a ten of something”), from decem (“ten”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|diker||measure of ten}} Middle English diker (“measure of ten”), {{der|en|LL.|dacra||a dicker}} Late Latin dacra (“a dicker”), {{der|en|la|decuria||a ten of something}} Latin decuria (“a ten of something”), {{m|la|decem||ten}} decem (“ten”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} dicker (third-person singular simple present dickers, present participle dickering, simple past and past participle dickered)
  1. (intransitive) To bargain, haggle or negotiate over a sale. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-dicker-en-verb-80ktOPSE
  2. (intransitive) To barter. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-dicker-en-verb-nM4lt3Iz
  3. (intransitive) To fiddle. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-dicker-en-verb-SOSDHcJK

Adjective [German]

IPA: /ˈdɪkɐ/ Audio: De-dicker.ogg
Head templates: {{head|de|comparative adjective}} dicker
  1. comparative degree of dick Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: dick
    Sense id: en-dicker-de-adj-wU~u87gh Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 72 11 9 9

Adjective [German]

IPA: /ˈdɪkɐ/ Audio: De-dicker.ogg
Head templates: {{head|de|adjective form}} dicker
  1. inflection of dick: Tags: form-of, masculine, mixed, nominative, singular, strong Form of: dick
    Sense id: en-dicker-de-adj-2jYv9OYh
  2. inflection of dick: Tags: dative, feminine, form-of, genitive, singular, strong Form of: dick
    Sense id: en-dicker-de-adj-jL1NOjOc
  3. inflection of dick: Tags: form-of, genitive, plural, strong Form of: dick
    Sense id: en-dicker-de-adj-~~Ei-69Y

Inflected forms

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        "(intransitive) To barter."
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        }
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        "(intransitive) To fiddle."
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        "General-American"
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}

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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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        "General-American"
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      "word": "daker"
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  ],
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}

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    "German entries with incorrect language header",
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    "German terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      ],
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        "genitive",
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        "inflection of dick:\n"
      ],
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        "form-of",
        "genitive",
        "plural",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈdɪkɐ/"
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