n. 1. a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud. Syn. -- swindler, chiseler, gouger, sharper, sharpie, sharpy. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
n. [ AS. hwistlere. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
1. One who, or that which, whistles, or produces or a whistling sound. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Zool.) (a) The ring ousel. (b) The widgeon. [ Prov. Eng. ] (c) The golden-eye. (d) The golden plover and the gray plover. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. (Zool.) The hoary, or northern, marmot (Arctomys pruinosus). [ 1913 Webster ]
4. (Zool.) The whistlefish. [ 1913 Webster ]