chiseler

chis·el  (chzl) n. A metal tool with a sharp beveled edge, used to cut and shape stone, wood, or metal. v. chis·eled or chis·elled, chis·el·ing or chis·el·ling, chis·els v.tr. 1. To shape or cut with a chisel. 2. Informal a. To cheat or swindle. b. To obtain by deception. v.intr. 1. To use a chisel. 2. Informal a. To use unethical methods; cheat: "who's up, who's down and who's chiseling on the side" (James Reston). b. To intrude oneself without welcome: always tries to chisel in on our conversations. [Middle English, from Old French cisiel, from Vulgar Latin *csellus, cutting tool, from diminutive of Latin caesus, past participle of caedere, to cut; see ka-id- in Indo-European roots.] chisel·er n.

chisel left: cold metal chisel with a flat head top to bottom: cape, round-nose, and diamond-point metal chisel heads

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chiseler - a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud chiseller, defrauder, grifter, scammer, swindler, gouger card shark, card sharp, card sharper, cardsharp, cardsharper, sharper, sharpie, sharpy - a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games clip artist - a swindler who fleeces the victim con artist, con man, confidence man - a swindler who exploits the confidence of his victim beguiler, cheater, deceiver, trickster, slicker, cheat - someone who leads you to believe something that is not true welcher, welsher - someone who swindles you by not repaying a debt or wager