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as in chameleon
a person who dexterously and expediently changes or adopts opinions
a two-faced chancer, he doesn't hesitate to dump people when they are no longer of any use
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as in opportunist
one who does things only for his own benefit and with little regard for right and wrong
betrayed by a chancer who, she mistakenly thought, was her friend
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chancer
Noun
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So, just trying to be a chameleon up there.—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
10 June 2026 -
Bella Hadid is a hairstyle chameleon, and her latest Instagram photos are proof.—
Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
6 June 2026
Noun
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Indeed, once the former’s economic situation forces them to withdraw from hosting duties just four years before kickoff, the opportunist pulls out every unscrupulous trick in the book to thwart the rival bids from, ironically, Canada and USA.—
Jon O'Brien,
Vulture,
10 June 2026
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Petrescu told me she was predisposed to accept Tate’s explanation that Stern was an opportunist looking for money.—
Heidi Blake,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
Noun
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Use worms fished right on the bottom to entice the subtle-striking bottom-feeders.—
Chad Mason,
Outdoor Life,
3 June 2026
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Under the revised structure, the ninth- and 10th-worst teams will carry the same 5.4% chance at the top overall pick as the NBA’s true bottom-feeders.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Thus the self-seekers and the doctrinaires were drawn together into an alliance to maintain the status quo, and all its abuses and inequalities were made sacrosanct.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Dec. 2011
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“Chancer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chancer. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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