chiselers

noun

variants or chisellers
plural of chiseler
as in dodgers
a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value the chiseler made off with nearly a million dollars before anyone realized what was going on

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  1. dodgers
  2. cheats
  3. sharks
  4. swindlers
Noun
  • The White House is now cracking down on these tariff dodgers.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Ukraine faces severe personnel shortages with around 200,000 military desertions and 2 million draft-dodgers, threatening its ability to sustain the war against Russia’s 2022 invasion.
    — Kirsten Grieshaber, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Definition of dodgers
Noun
  • Sometimes, the fourth-grader asks Robo-Dad for Minecraft cheats.
    — Ella Chakarian, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2026
  • Her most notable reporting has been about taxes, including exposing billionaire tax cheats and writing cover stories on tax shelters (corporate and individual), tax evasion, and tax policy.
    — Forbes Membership, Forbes.com, 5 June 2026
Definition of cheats
Noun
  • The data illustrates how sharks can cover vast distances in a year, said Bradley Peterson, the Stony Brook University marine scientist working with Metzger this particular day.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Strength, teamwork and wit will be put to the test as competitors dodge orcas in Antarctica and swim with sharks in Chile.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of sharks
Noun
  • The decade ended tumultuously, with the Osmond family’s fortune drained by a series of swindlers and grifters.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2026
  • This scam, according to Kent, could be proliferated with the use of AI, which can allow swindlers to enroll in many different college programs at once.
    — Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Definition of swindlers
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