A person who exchanges goods or services directly without using money.
From 'barter' plus the agent suffix '-er' (one who does something), following the standard English pattern of creating nouns for people who perform actions. Dates from the 1400s-1500s.
Medieval peasants and modern cryptocurrency enthusiasts might seem worlds apart, but they're both barterers at heart—people who distrust middlemen and prefer direct exchange. It's fascinating how a single word can describe economic behavior separated by 600 years!
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