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Etymology

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weasel +‎ -er

Noun

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weaseler (plural weaselers)

  1. A devious person; a cheat or fraudster.
  2. A weasel word.
    • 2013, Guy Gibbon, Critically Reading the Theory and Methods of Archaeology, page 73:
      Downplayers, like weaselers, innuendo, loaded questions, and other slanters, can be used intentionally to make something less significant or worthy than it is.