- finagler
- noun see finagle
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
finagler
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finagler — See finagle. * * * … Universalium
finagler — noun A person who finagles; a cheat or swindler … Wiktionary
finagler — Synonyms and related words: Machiavellian, behind the scenes operator, coconspirator, conniver, conspirator, conspirer, counterplotter, eminence grise, exploiter, gamesman, gray eminence, intrigant, intriguer, kingmaker, logroller, machinator,… … Moby Thesaurus
finagler — n. deceiver, cheater, one who obtains things through deception … English contemporary dictionary
finagler — fi·na·gler … English syllables
finagler — noun a deceiver who uses crafty misleading methods • Syn: ↑wangler • Derivationally related forms: ↑wangle (for: ↑wangler), ↑finagle • Hypernyms: ↑deceiver, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
finagle — finagler, n. /fi nay geuhl/, v., finagled, finagling. v.t. 1. to trick, swindle, or cheat (a person) (often fol. by out of): He finagled the backers out of a fortune. 2. to get or achieve (something) by guile, trickery, or manipulation: to… … Universalium
wangler — noun a deceiver who uses crafty misleading methods • Syn: ↑finagler • Derivationally related forms: ↑wangle, ↑finagle (for: ↑finagler) • Hypernyms: ↑deceiver, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
finagle — verb (finagled; finagling) Etymology: perhaps alteration of fainaigue to renege Date: circa 1924 transitive verb 1. to obtain by indirect or involved means < finagle a ride home > 2. to obtain by trickery < finagled his way into the concert > … New Collegiate Dictionary
Machiavellian — Synonyms and related words: Artful Dodger, Byzantine, Casanova, Don Juan, Machiavel, Machiavelli, Machiavellianist, Machiavellic, actor, acute, ambidextrous, arch, artful, astute, bamboozler, befuddler, beguiler, behind the scenes operator, cagey … Moby Thesaurus
