regrater

noun

re·grat·er

variants or less commonly regrator

-ātə(r)

plural -s

chiefly British : one that regrates supplies or necessities

dialectal : a middleman who travels about the country buying up farm produce for market

chiefly British : one that gets profits or credits due another especially by irregular means

Word History

Etymology

regrater from Middle English regrater, regratere, from Middle French regratier, from Old French; regrator from Middle English regratour, from Anglo-French, alteration (influenced by Anglo-French -our -or, from Old French -eor, -eur) of Middle French regratier; akin to Old Spanish regatero regrater, Old Italian rigattiere