finagler

noun

Definition of finaglernext
as in dodger
a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value financial finaglers who were suspected of insider trading

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  1. dodger
  2. cheat
  3. shark
  4. confidence man
  5. sharper
Noun
  • Ukraine faces severe personnel shortages with around 200,000 military desertions and 2 million draft-dodgers, threatening its ability to sustain the war against Russia’s 2022 invasion.
    — Kirsten Grieshaber, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Almost all other passengers dine at the Britannia Restaurant, and there’s also a buffet restaurant serving international cuisine, with options for vegans, vegetarians and dairy dodgers.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Jan. 2026
Definition of dodger
Noun
  • In the end, my cheat-code pie crust worked just fine and all was well.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 July 2026
  • Both trail Messi by two goals in the Golden Boot race, and perhaps the fact that Tuchel has two cheat codes as opposed to one gives him the upper hand.
    — Mark Hodge, NBC news, 15 July 2026
Definition of cheat
Noun
  • Deaths by toothpick average three per year, slightly less than annual shark attack fatalities.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2026
  • In 1986, a fiberglass sculpture of a shark plunging headfirst into the roof of an ordinary-looking row house in the English town of Headington appeared as if out of nowhere.
    — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2026
Definition of shark
Noun
  • The image could be a tintype from a late-Victorian play about a confidence man who preys on wealthy young widows.
    — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
Definition of confidence man
Noun
  • Yet as Russian war atrocities have become more evident, and Ukraine’s need for heavy armor has increased, the lines have grown blurrier and the rhetoric sharper.
    — David E. Sanger, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2022
  • Both offer blistering acceleration and sharper handling than the standard model.
    — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 19 Feb. 2021
Definition of sharper
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