chiseler

Example Sentences

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Mr. Polisi was quite literally a chiseler, working with hand tools only, as his forebears did in centuries past, before embellishing his carvings with paint or gold leaf.

From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2015

Allen says that he is simply an inveterate — even compulsive — chipper and chiseler, who prefers his unconscious creations to his conscious ones.

From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2014

The crested rat is now anatomically and behaviorally dependent on tree toxin for protection, and should Acokanthera go extinct, its little chiseler would soon follow.

From New York Times • Jan. 30, 2012

When Governor Long ran for the U. S. Senate last year he made another promise, aimed to reassure Louisiana voters, to discomfort Cyr, whom he called "the retired tooth chiseler."

From Time Magazine Archive

Kate might have been a chiseler, but she wasn’t.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck