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chiseler

noun

Etymology

From chisel + -er.

  1. derived from caedō — “cut”
  2. derived from cīsōrium — “cutting tool”
  3. derived from cisel
  4. inherited from chisel
  5. formed as chiseler — “chisel + -er”

Definitions

  1. One who uses a chisel for carving.

  2. A cheat

    A cheat; a swindler; a con artist.

    • [Of course $20,000 is too much.] Only a cheap chiseler would ask that much.

  3. A child.

    • --Reuben and the son were piking it down the quay next the river on their way to the Isle of Man boat and the young chiseller suddenly got loose and over the wall with him into the Liffey.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA