chiseler
One who uses a chisel for carving.
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Born ~1860 · 1 year of recorded useSeen in the wild
T7: now we have the McGuffin, all the enemy target the carrier (Beta, our cyborg captain). RUN!!! Our Chiseler, Almaz puts herself between the captain & the bugs. Snake does likewise, and takes out a roach with a crit…
"Chiseler"<br> <br>Released: December 9, 2016<br>3.
In "The Vacuum Gun," Electric Eel and his gang were recruited by Simon Bar Sinister when he found Eel's sewer hideout. #### Tap Tap the Chiseler _Appearances:_ From Hopeless to Helpless, Tricky Trap by Tap Tap Tap Tap…
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One who uses a chisel for carving.
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(informal, Ireland, 20th-century inner-city Dublin, _, slang) A child.
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(informal) A cheat; a swindler; a con artist.
: [Of course $20,000 is too much.] Only a cheap chiseler would ask that much.
"chiseler" means a cheat; a swindler; a con artist. It is one of many casual words teens pick up from friends, social media, music or sport, and on its own it carries no particular warning. If you hear your teen use it, it is fair to ask what they mean by it in their friend group, since meanings drift quickly. Asking out of curiosity rather than alarm tends to keep the conversation open and useful.
"chiseler" is informal English meaning a cheat; a swindler; a con artist. It is used widely across English varieties. A more formal or neutral equivalent would be something like "a cheat" expressed in standard vocabulary. A common mistake is to assume "chiseler" can replace its standard equivalent in every register; keep it for spoken or casual situations and use the formal form in writing. If you are a B2 or C1 learner, it is useful to recognise this word when you hear or read it, but think carefully about whether the situation really calls for it before using it yourself.
“T7: now we have the McGuffin, all the enemy target the carrier (Beta, our cyborg captain). RUN!!! Our Chiseler, Almaz puts herself between the captain & the bugs. Snake does likewise, and takes out a roach with a critical. Old soldier’s still got it in him👍”
— Bluesky· May 2026“"Chiseler"<br> <br>Released: December 9, 2016<br>3.”
“In "The Vacuum Gun," Electric Eel and his gang were recruited by Simon Bar Sinister when he found Eel's sewer hideout. #### Tap Tap the Chiseler _Appearances:_ From Hopeless to Helpless, Tricky Trap by Tap Tap Tap Tap the Chiseler is a criminal that chisels jewelry, making them into smaller pieces of jewelry.”
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