chancer
(UK, Ireland, slang) A scheming opportunist.
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he's an irritating and disingenuous chancer [affectionate]
Polanski is clearly a chancer, but he’s not in the same league as some on right. They’re all chancers in politics, yet the scrutiny is never applied equally.
Polanski is clearly a chancer, but he’s not in the same league as some on the right. They’re all chancers in politics, yet the scrutiny is never applied equally.
Malcolm Offord 'must be clear' as files suggest he pays tax in England Did anyone really need more proof that Offord is a lying chancer? www.thenational.scot/news/2607913...
The guy is a complete chancer. www.thetimes.com/article/029c...
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(UK, Ireland, slang) A scheming opportunist.
“he's an irritating and disingenuous chancer [affectionate]”
“Polanski is clearly a chancer, but he’s not in the same league as some on right. They’re all chancers in politics, yet the scrutiny is never applied equally.”
“Polanski is clearly a chancer, but he’s not in the same league as some on the right. They’re all chancers in politics, yet the scrutiny is never applied equally.”
From then on, Emin became fixed in many minds as the drunken chancer who boasted about her promiscuity and called it art.
“he's an irritating and disingenuous chancer [affectionate]”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Polanski is clearly a chancer, but he’s not in the same league as some on right. They’re all chancers in politics, yet the scrutiny is never applied equally.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Polanski is clearly a chancer, but he’s not in the same league as some on the right. They’re all chancers in politics, yet the scrutiny is never applied equally.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Malcolm Offord 'must be clear' as files suggest he pays tax in England Did anyone really need more proof that Offord is a lying chancer? www.thenational.scot/news/2607913...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“The guy is a complete chancer. www.thetimes.com/article/029c...”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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