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chiseler::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | chiseller, defrauder, gouger, grifter, scammer, swindler |
| Type of | cheater, deceiver, slicker, trickster, cheat, beguiler |
| Has types | clip artist, con artist, con man, confidence man, sharper, sharpie, sharpy, welcher, welsher, card shark, card sharp, card sharper, cardsharp, cardsharper |
| Derivation | chisel |
Examples of chiseler
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Bernie Madoff was a petty chiseler compared to the Maestro and his scam.
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The chiseler fell in love, even if only for five minutes.
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She was a chiseler from the day she was born.
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The punk in the trunk was Andrew von Etter, 26, a smalltime chiseler under indictment for fraud and suspected of being a loan shark.
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Despite the defense's attempt to portray Guino as more chiseler than sculptor, the three-man tribunal listened sympathetically to his case.
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- Swindler: a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud
- A chisel is a tool with a characteristically shaped cutting edge (such that wood chisels have lent part of their name to a particular grind) of blade on its end, for carving or cutting a hard material such as wood, stone, or metal. ...
- One who uses a chisel for carving; A cheat; a swindler; a con artist; A child; 20th Century inner-city Dublin slang
