chiseller

Other forms: chisellers

Definitions of chiseller
  1. noun
    a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud
    synonyms: chiseler, defrauder, gouger, grifter, scammer, swindler
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    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 a victim
    welcher, welsher
    (offensive) someone who swindles you by not repaying a debt or wager
    type of:
    beguiler, cheat, cheater, deceiver, slicker, trickster
    someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
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