chancer


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chancer

(ˈtʃɑːnsə)
n
slang an unscrupulous or dishonest opportunist who is prepared to try any dubious scheme for making money or furthering his or her own ends
[C19: from chance + -er1]
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Translations

chancer

[ˈtʃænsəʳ] N (Brit) → trepa mf
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

chancer

[ˈtʃɑːnsər] n → arnaqueur/euse m/f
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chancer

n (inf) → Windhund m (inf)
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When confronted, the chancer admitted being a fake - and fled.
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Our great country is being run by a political chancer. He is a chameleon, who has surrounded himself with like-minded power hungry acolytes who stick with him so that they stay in their exalted positions.
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"If I tell you that, then I'm talking through a hole in my a**." With that admission, some saw a chancer out of his depth.
Why fag-break hero Smeato is all puffed out
Every rat, every chancer, every liar who cheats on his wife/girlfriend is now going to wail: "Honestly luv, it's not my fault.
CAROLE MALONE: Unzipping his genes
Viewers of the C4 Mersey soap will see chancer Tim, played by Philip Oliver, washed ashore in the Mersey after a booze bootlegging heist with dodgy Christy Murray (Glyn Prichard) backfires.
Tide out for Tim?
A SELF-confessed chancer who blagged his way in to see Ireland qualify for Euro 2012 is hoping lightning strikes twice.
Soccer chancer Conor is hoping to score again
CHANCER Del Boy Trotter is hitting our screens again - and this time he really is a boy.
It's Boy Del
Because the Chancer of the Exchequer's plotting to reduce the dues paid by the very wealthiest.
ROBBING FOR THE RICH

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