chiseler

noun

variants or chiseller
Definition of chiselernext
as in cheat
a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value the chiseler made off with nearly a million dollars before anyone realized what was going on

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chiseler
  1. cheat
  2. dodger
  3. shark
  4. swindler
Noun
  • The Trasks encounter a wide swath of citizens, haggling with sneaky cheats, exploiting innocent fools, and befriending big-hearted neighbors.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2026
  • This guy has the infinite money cheat behind him and is very dangerous.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of cheat
Noun
  • The White House is now cracking down on these tariff dodgers.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of dodger
Noun
  • The fisherman and the shark apparently tangled when the man tried to release the fish.
    — Jasmine Mendez Follow, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Here, a very dear, longtime local friend officiated the service with just a few attendees which included a blacktip reef shark and a colony of marine iguanas.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of shark
Noun
  • The former swindler’s crimes were revisited in the 2026 Paramount+ docuseries The Real Wolf of Wall Street.
    — Erica Marrison, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
  • The decade ended tumultuously, with the Osmond family’s fortune drained by a series of swindlers and grifters.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2026
Definition of swindler
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“Chiseler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chiseler. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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