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chancers

chancers is the plural of chancer.

Meaning of chancer

Noun

chancer (plural chancers)

  1. (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.2018 June 6, Peter Crawley, “Get Shorty: Chris O’Dowd as a chewed-up, charming chancer”, in Irish Times, retrieved 29 Aug 2022

Questions about chancers

What is chancers the plural of?
Chancers is the plural of chancer.

Words near chancers in the dictionary

  1. chancely
  2. chancemedley
  3. chancemedleys
  4. chancer
  5. chanceries
  6. chancers
  7. chancery
  8. chancery court
  9. chancery courts
  10. chancery hand
  11. chancery hands

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