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chiseller

(ˈtʃɪzələ)

1. (Crafts) a person who uses a chisel

2. informal a cheat

3. slang Dublin a child

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chiseller - a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud

chiseler, defrauder, grifter, scammer, swindler, gouger

card shark, card sharp, card sharper, cardsharp, cardsharper, sharper, sharpie, sharpy - a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games

clip artist - a swindler who fleeces the victim

con artist, con man, confidence man - a swindler who exploits the confidence of his victim

beguiler, cheater, deceiver, trickster, slicker, cheat - someone who leads you to believe something that is not true

welcher, welsher - someone who swindles you by not repaying a debt or wager

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chiseller

chiseler (US) [ˈtʃɪzləʳ] N → gorrón m

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BORIS Johnson hiding when the fallout of the campaign he fronted to wrench the UK out of Europe was discussed in Parliament betrayed the selfish, cowardly personality of a Tory chiseller unfit to be Prime Minister, His calculated decision to duck an appearance in the Commons chamber to hear defeated David Cameron's statement deservedly earned rebukes from the Conservative MPs whose support he covets to fulfil his blond ambition.