chiseller

chiseller
chisel ► NOUN ▪ a long-bladed hand tool with a bevelled cutting edge, used to cut or shape wood, stone, or metal.
► VERB (chiselled, chiselling; US chiseled, chiseling) 1) cut or shape with a chisel. 2) (chiselled) (of a man's facial features) strongly defined. 3) informal, chiefly N. Amer. cheat or swindle.
DERIVATIVES chiseller noun.
ORIGIN Old French, from Latin caedere 'to cut' .

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  • chiseller — chis·el·ler || tʃɪzlÉ™(r) n. one who chisels or chips; one who cuts with chisel; cheater …   English contemporary dictionary

  • chiseller — chis·el·ler …   English syllables

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  • chiseler — chiseler, chiseller chiseller . 1. a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud. Syn: swindler, chiseler, gouger, sharper, sharpie, sharpy. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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