chancer

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chancer

/ˈtʃɑːn.sə(ɹ)/ UK

Rhymes with -ɑːnsə(ɹ)

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From chance + -er.

noun chancers

Ireland, UK, slang A scheming opportunist. 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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@misc{chancer_2026,
  title = {chancer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chancer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}