finagler

fi·na·gle

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fi-ney-guh l]
- /fɪˈneɪ gəl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fi-ney-guh l]
- /fɪˈneɪ gəl/

Definitions of finagler word

verb with object finagler to trick, swindle, or cheat (a person) (often followed by out of): He finagled the backers out of a fortune. 1
verb with object finagler to get or achieve (something) by guile, trickery, or manipulation: to finagle an assignment to the Membership Committee. 1
verb without object finagler to practice deception or fraud; scheme. 1
noun finagler A person who finagles; a cheat or swindler. 1

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Origin of finagler

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

1925-30, Americanism; finaig- (variant of fainaigue) + -le

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Parts of speech for Finagler

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Finagler

finagler popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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