chancer
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- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtʃɑːn.sə(ɹ)/
Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -ɑːnsə(ɹ)
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chancer (plural chancers)
- (UK, Ireland, slang) A scheming opportunist.
- 2018 June 6, Peter Crawley, “Get Shorty: Chris O’Dowd as a chewed-up, charming chancer”, in Irish Times[1], retrieved 29 August 2022:
- Actually, that's exactly what O'Dowd is doing in Get Shorty, presenting a taciturn thug with chewed up charm, a chancer pitching a movie in Hollywood.
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