"chiseler" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chiselers [plural]
Etymology: From chisel + -er. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|chisel|-er|id2=agent noun}} chisel + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} chiseler (plural chiselers)
  1. One who uses a chisel for carving. Categories (topical): People Translations (person who carves using a chisel): ciseleur [masculine] (French), Ziseleur [masculine] (German), gravor [masculine] (Romanian), dăltuitor [masculine] (Romanian), ciselör (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-chiseler-en-noun-txk94AUj Disambiguation of People: 17 38 45 Disambiguation of 'person who carves using a chisel': 83 9 8
  2. (informal) A cheat; a swindler; a con artist. Tags: informal Categories (topical): People Synonyms (informal: con artist): sharper
    Sense id: en-chiseler-en-noun-uwXAw9WY Disambiguation of People: 17 38 45 Disambiguation of 'informal: con artist': 1 99 0
  3. (informal, Ireland, 20th-century inner-city Dublin slang) A child. Tags: Ireland, informal Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-chiseler-en-noun-zjLRfN2B Disambiguation of People: 17 38 45 Categories (other): Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 6 55 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 30 11 59 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 32 13 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 6 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 5 62 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 28 13 59 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 24 14 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 24 23 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 24 22 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: spiv, chiseller

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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