chiseler

chis·el·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [chiz-uh-ler, chiz-ler]
- /ˈtʃɪz ə lər, ˈtʃɪz lər/
- /ˈʧɪzlə /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [chiz-uh-ler, chiz-ler]
- /ˈtʃɪz ə lər, ˈtʃɪz lər/

Definitions of chiseler word

noun chiseler a person who cheats or tricks; swindler. 1
noun chiseler a person who uses a chisel, as a wood carver. 1
noun chiseler One who uses a chisel for carving. 1
noun chiseler (Informal) A cheat; a swindler; a con artist. 0
noun chiseler (Informal) (Ireland, 20th-century inner-city Dublin slang) A child. 0

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Origin of chiseler

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

First recorded in 1880-85; chisel + -er1

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Parts of speech for Chiseler

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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chiseler popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

chiseler usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for chiseler

noun chiseler

crook — A crook is a dishonest person or a criminal.
swindler — to cheat (a person, business, etc.) out of money or other assets.
fake — to lay (a rope) in a coil or series of long loops so as to allow to run freely without fouling or kinking (often followed by down).
cheat — When someone cheats, they do not obey a set of rules which they should be obeying, for example in a game or exam.

All 4 Synonyms of chiseler