chicaner
chicaner — noun
1. a person who uses clever but dishonest methods to trick people or gain an unfair
a person who uses clever but dishonest methods to trick people or gain an unfair advantage, especially in situations related to law, business, or politics.
The newspaper revealed the mayor was a chicaner who took bribes from developers.
article + noun + relative clause: 'a chicaner who [verb]ed'
Putri refused to work with a contractor whom neighbours called a known chicaner.
The court case dragged on for years because the opposing lawyer, a known chicaner, exploited every loophole.
Sahil discovered that the car dealer — a known chicaner — had sold him a stolen vehicle.
- honest person
someone who acts truthfully and without deception
文法句型
a chicaner of [context/location]
用法筆記
Extremely rare in modern English. Much less common than the related noun 'chicanery', which names the practice rather than the person. Almost never encountered outside deliberately formal or literary contexts — in everyday language, words like 'trickster' or 'swindler' are preferred.