noun
also re·gra·tor -ād.ə(r)
( -s )
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
1.
a. chiefly Britain : one that regrates supplies or necessities
b. dialect : a middleman who travels about the country buying up farm produce for market
2. chiefly Britain : one that gets profits or credits due another especially by irregular means