1. plural of chiseller; people who use a chisel (a tool with a sharp edge for cutting or shaping wood, stone, or metal)
Usage: literal sense
2. plural of chiseller; people who cheat, swindle, or act dishonestly for personal gain
Usage: informal; derogatory

Examples

• The master carpenters and chisellers shaped the stone blocks for the cathedral.
• Those chisellers overcharged us for the repair work and did a poor job.
• The company fired the chisellers who were stealing supplies.
• He warned his friends about the chisellers operating in the neighborhood.
• The sculpture was created by skilled chisellers working with marble.
• Don't trust those chisellers—they'll take your money and disappear.