chiseler
pronunciation
How to pronounce chiseler in British English: UK [t'ʃɪzlər]
How to pronounce chiseler in American English: US [t'ʃɪzlər]
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- Noun:
- a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud
Word Origin
- chiseler (n.)
- 1824, "one who works with a chisel," agent noun from chisel (v.). In slang sense of "swindler," attested from 1918.
Example
- 1. Don 't be such a chiseler , you can afford to pay your way in .
- 2. Why did you trust known chiseler like him ?