barterer

/ˈbɑrtərər/

Other forms: barterers

A barterer is a person who trades goods for other goods, instead of using money. You are a barterer if you trade your scooter for a skateboard.

The word barterer most likely comes from the Old French word barater, which means "to deceive." So barterers were probably thought to be untrustworthy in trade. Nowadays, though, a barterer is just someone who engages in trade without using money. This might be by choice or because of the tradition of a country or culture.

Definitions of barterer

1. noun

   a trader who exchanges goods and not money
   type of:

   bargainer, dealer, monger, trader

   someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold