weaseler

English

Etymology

From weasel +‎ -er.

Noun

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.