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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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Noun
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According to data gathered by Fusable – a risk assessment firm, chameleon carriers are four times more likely to be involved in a crash like this….—
Ashley Velie,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026 -
Per photos shared by TMZ, the hair chameleon ditched her signature natural waves for the night out, instead styling her honey blonde lob in tight yet voluminous ringlets.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
6 Apr. 2026
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Straight men are just catching up, vanity-wise, and political opportunists have eagerly fed into their insecurities.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
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The exploitation of American history by Beck and the opportunists in his orbit is nothing new.—
Alexis Coe,
Vanity Fair,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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These sharks are thought to be bottom-feeders, preying on fish that frequent the floors of rivers and estuaries.—
John P. Rafferty,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
13 Mar. 2026
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Games against real teams will reveal far more about the Magic’s mindset than any blowout over a bottom-feeder.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Feb. 2026
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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 18 Apr. 2026.
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