English
Alternative spellings
chiseller
Etymology
chisel + -er
Noun
en-noun
- one who uses a chisel for carve|carving
- colloquial a cheat, a swindler, a con artist
#*1922, w:James Joyce|James Joyce, w:Ulysses_(novel)|Ulysses, s:Ulysses_(novel)/Chapter_6|Ch. 6
#*:--Reuben and the son were piking it down the quay next the river on their way to the Isle of Man boat and the young chiseller suddenly got loose and over the wall with him into the Liffey.
#*1941, w:Groucho_Marx|Groucho Marx, w:The Big Store|The Big Store (movie)
#*:[Of course $20,000 is too much.] Only a cheap chiseler would ask that much.
Synonyms
(con artist) sharper, spiv
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