chancer
Pronunciations
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/ˈtʃɑːn.sə(ɹ)/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
Noun
A scheming opportunist.
Usage- Ireland
- UK usage
- Slang
- Examples
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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.
From then on, Emin became fixed in many minds as the drunken chancer who boasted about her promiscuity and called it art.
Word forms
chancers