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sharper

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sharp·er  (shärpr)
n.
One that deals dishonestly with others, especially a cheating gambler.
sharper [ˈʃɑːpə]
n
a person who cheats or swindles; fraud
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sharpersharper - a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games
card shark, card sharp, card sharper, cardsharp, cardsharper, sharpie, sharpy
card player - someone who plays (or knows how to play) card games
chiseler, chiseller, defrauder, grifter, scammer, swindler, gouger - a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud
Translations
sharper [ˈʃɑːpəʳ] N (= con artist) → estafador(a) m/f; (= card-sharp) → fullero/a m/f, tramposo/a m/f
sharper
n → Gauner(in) m(f); (= card sharper) → Falschspieler(in) m(f)


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Their density would not en- able them to understand his sharper point of view.
The Red Badge of Courage by Crane, Stephen View in context
There were more and sharper words from the man; then a sudden rustle; she had sprung to her feet.
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But the incidents of his adventure grew sensibly sharper and clearer under the attrition of thinking them over, and so he presently found himself leaning to the impression that the thing might not have been a dream, after all.
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