chisellers

Those who cheat

Chisellers is the plural of chiseller, a spelling variant of chiseler.

A chiseler is someone who uses a chisel, but the word usually means a swindler or petty cheat—someone who chips away at others through small frauds or by shortchanging them: Those chisellers overcharged us again.

The spelling with double L is more common in British English.

sculptors

carving

Shaping by cutting away

bronze · hammer · mallet · mason · statue · bust · bas-relief · alabaster · studio · artistry

deception

trickery

Deliberate deception or fraud

  • guileSly, strategic dishonesty
  • cunningSly, scheming cleverness
  • swindleDeception for financial gain

fraud · deceit · artifice · subterfuge · dishonesty · manipulation · scheming · underhandedness · deviousness · misrepresentation

swindlers

conman

Fraud who deceives for profit

cheat · swindler · impostor · charlatan · trickster · shyster · hoaxer · phony · shark · defrauder

woodworkers

woodcarving

Sculpting in timber

lathe · turnery · gouge · marquetry · inlay · veneer · dovetailing · mortising · tenoning · routing

Opposites
honesty in dealings

chisellersstraight shooters

Forthright, honest individuals

honest brokers · straight arrows

generosity vs. exploitation

chisellersphilanthropists

Generous supporters of good causes

benefactors · givers · altruists · saints · do-gooders

Family

chiselled, chiseller

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G