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单词 chancers
释义

chancer

noun

chanc·​er ˈchan(t)-sər How to pronounce chancer (audio)
British
: a scheming opportunist

Synonyms

  • acrobat
  • chameleon
  • opportunist
  • temporizer
  • timeserver
  • trimmer
  • weathercock
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Example Sentences

a two-faced chancer, he doesn't hesitate to dump people when they are no longer of any use betrayed by a chancer who, she mistakenly thought, was her friend
Recent Examples on the Web Among them is the sardonic confidant, St. Quentin; the down-at-the-heels military man, Major Brutt; and the impecunious, high-living chancer, Eddie. Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2021 Among them is the sardonic confidant, St. Quentin; the down-at-the-heels military man, Major Brutt; and the impecunious, high-living chancer, Eddie. Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2021 Among them is the sardonic confidant, St. Quentin; the down-at-the-heels military man, Major Brutt; and the impecunious, high-living chancer, Eddie. Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2021 Among them is the sardonic confidant, St. Quentin; the down-at-the-heels military man, Major Brutt; and the impecunious, high-living chancer, Eddie. Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2021 Among them is the sardonic confidant, St. Quentin; the down-at-the-heels military man, Major Brutt; and the impecunious, high-living chancer, Eddie. Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2021 Among them is the sardonic confidant, St. Quentin; the down-at-the-heels military man, Major Brutt; and the impecunious, high-living chancer, Eddie. Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2021 Among them is the sardonic confidant, St. Quentin; the down-at-the-heels military man, Major Brutt; and the impecunious, high-living chancer, Eddie. Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2021 Included was a tuneup against a no-chancer named Avni Yildirim. Dylan Hernández Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

chancers

noun

plural of chancer, British
1
as in chameleons
a person who dexterously and expediently changes or adopts opinions a two-faced chancer, he doesn't hesitate to dump people when they are no longer of any use

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • chameleons
  • timeservers
  • opportunists
  • egotists
  • weathercocks
  • egoists
  • schemers
  • connivers
  • self-seekers
  • acrobats
  • trimmers
  • plotters
  • machinators
  • temporizers
2
as in opportunists
one who does things only for his own benefit and with little regard for right and wrong betrayed by a chancer who, she mistakenly thought, was her friend

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • opportunists
  • self-seekers
  • egotists
  • bottom-feeders
  • sharks
  • schemers
  • egoists
  • machinators
  • connivers
  • temporizers
  • plotters
  • leeches
  • egocentrics
  • barracudas
  • barracuda
  • hangers-on

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • altruists
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