chancer

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• Chancer — Genre crime drama Directed by principally Alan Grint with Laurence Moody and others Starring Clive Owen Simon Shepherd Leslie Phillips Peter Vaughan …   Wikipedia

• chancer — ► NOUN informal ▪ a person who fully exploits any opportunity …   English terms dictionary

• chancer — [[t]tʃɑ͟ːnsə, tʃæ̱nsə[/t]] chancers N COUNT You can refer to someone as a chancer if you think they use opportunities for their own advantage and often pretend to have skills they do not have. [INFORMAL] He accused the Health Minister of being a… …   English dictionary

• chancer — UK [ˈtʃɑːnsə(r)] / US [ˈtʃænsər] noun [countable] Word forms chancer : singular chancer plural chancers British informal someone who is always willing to take a risk in order to get an advantage, even if it means doing something that other people …   English dictionary

• chancer — noun Date: 1959 British a scheming opportunist …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• chancer — /chan seuhr, chahn /, n. Chiefly Brit. a person who takes many risks. [1880 85; CHANCE + ER1] * * * …   Universalium

• chancer — noun /ˈtʃæn.sə(ɹ)/ An opportunist …   Wiktionary

• chancer — I Everyday English Slang in Ireland n dodgy/risky character II Irish Slang dodgy/risky character …   English dialects glossary

• chancer — n. (British) person who takes chances or many risks; person who takes advantage of any opportunity …   English contemporary dictionary

• chancer — noun Brit. informal a person who exploits any opportunity to the utmost …   English new terms dictionary

• chancer — To adjust according to principles of equity, as would be done by a court of chancery. The practice arose in parts of New England when the courts, without equity jurisdiction, were compelled to act upon equitable principles …   Black's law dictionary