| 单词 | chiseler |
| 释义 | chiseler (once / 96092 pages) n WORD FAMILY chiseler: chiselers+/chisel: chisel-like, chiseled, chiseler, chiseling, chiselled, chiselling, chisels USAGE EXAMPLESThey are out there with welfare chiselers and wobbly men on street corners with bottles in their hands. Los Angeles Times(Aug 14, 2016) From the wealthiest to the poorest, it creates a world of chiselers, not productive citizens. Wall Street Journal(Apr 06, 2016) “I guess you realize we wouldn’t have come all the way to Nevada just to chat with a couple of two-bit check chiselers.” Truman Capote, In Cold Blood(1966) n a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud Syn|Hypo|Hyper chiseller, defrauder, gouger, grifter, scammer, swindler 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 artista swindler who fleeces the victim con artist, con man, confidence mana swindler who exploits the confidence of his victim welcher, welshersomeone who swindles you by not repaying a debt or wager beguiler, cheat, cheater, deceiver, slicker, trickster someone who leads you to believe something that is not true |
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