chancer

Definition

A scheming opportunist.

Etymology

From chance + -er.

Example Sentences

• "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."