weasel
noun
[ ˈwiːz(ə)l ]
• a small, slender carnivorous mammal related to, but smaller than, the stoat.
• a deceitful or treacherous person.
• "he was a double-crossing weasel"
Similar:
scoundrel,
wretch,
rogue,
swine,
bastard,
creep,
louse,
rat,
toad,
snake,
snake in the grass,
serpent,
viper,
skunk,
dog,
cur,
scumbag,
heel,
nasty piece of work,
bad lot,
rat fink,
sleeveen,
dingo,
hound,
rotter,
bounder,
cad,
blackguard,
dastard,
knave,
varlet,
shit,
son of a bitch,
SOB,
sod,
weasel
verb
• achieve something by use of cunning or deceit.
• "she suspects me of trying to weasel my way into his affections"
Origin:
Old English wesle, wesule, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch wezel and German Wiesel .
