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chancer

[chan-ser, chahn-]
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noun Chiefly British.

a person who takes many risks.

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incidental, contingent, adventitious, casual, fluky, fortuitous, fortunate, happy, inadvertent, lucky, odd, offhand, unforeseen, unintentional, unplanned

Origin of chancer

First recorded in 1880–85; chance + -er1
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British Dictionary definitions for chancer

chancer

noun

slang an unscrupulous or dishonest opportunist who is prepared to try any dubious scheme for making money or furthering his or her own ends

Word Origin for chancer

C19: from chance + -er 1
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