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chiseler

[ chiz-uh-ler, chiz-ler ]

noun

  1. a person who cheats or tricks; swindler.
  2. a person who uses a chisel, as a wood carver.


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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of chiseler1

First recorded in 1880–85; chisel + -er 1
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Instead of being solo artisans, sculptors worked in teams, with talented masters overseeing large crews of rookie chiselers and other assistants.

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When he resigned in 1947 to become a highly paid tax consultant, Truman praised him for fighting “tax chiselers.”

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But with a handful of companies now cornering the insulin market, he said, “it may take a chiseler like Walmart to break the gentleman’s agreement.”

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My wife and I are still trying to untangle the mess left by some chiseler who submitted a phony claim for our tax refund.

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Meanwhile, thousands of records newly unearthed by the New York Times reveal him to have been both a lousy businessman and an apparent tax chiseler.

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