finagler

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noun

A person who finagles; a cheat or swindler

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Meanings

nounfinagler (plural finaglers)

plural finaglers

  1. A person who finagles; a cheat or swindler

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna deceiver who uses crafty misleading methods

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wangler
Broader
deceivercheatcheater
Also see
fraudsterspivtrapanwangler

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From finagle + -er.

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Cite this entry
APA

finagler. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finagler

MLA

“finagler.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finagler. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “finagler,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finagler.

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