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Meaning of chancer | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈtʃɑːn.sə(ɹ)

Definitions

A scheming opportunist.

Ireland, UK, slang

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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