weaseler

noun — 2 senses

weaseler

noun

Etymology From weasel + -er.

1

A devious person; a cheat or fraudster.

2

A weasel word.

Downplayers, like weaselers, innuendo, loaded questions, and other slanters, can be used intentionally to make something less significant or worthy than it is.2013, Guy Gibbon, Critically Reading the Theory and Methods of Archaeology, page 73:

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