CHISELER

swindler, defrauder, chiseller, chiseler, gouger, scammer, grifter

(noun) a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

chiseler (plural chiselers)

One who uses a chisel for carving.

(informal) A cheat; a swindler; a con artist.

(informal, Ireland, 20th-century inner-city Dublin slang) A child.

Synonyms

• (informal: con artist): sharper, spiv

Anagrams

• Eichlers, Reichels, Reichles

Source: Wiktionary



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15 April 2025

DOOMED

(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott


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