cardsharp

[ kahrd-shahrp ]
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noun
  1. a person, especially a professional gambler, who cheats at card games.

Origin of cardsharp

1
An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; card1 + sharp
  • Also card·sharp·er [kahrd-shahr-per] /ˈkɑrdˌʃɑr pər/ .

Other words from cardsharp

  • card·sharp·ing, noun

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How to use cardsharp in a sentence

  • He believed that if he was in England with plenty of money he could track down that cardsharp lie.

    T. Tembarom | Frances Hodgson Burnett

British Dictionary definitions for cardsharp

cardsharp

cardsharper

/ (ˈkɑːdˌʃɑːp) /


noun
  1. a professional card player who cheats

Derived forms of cardsharp

  • cardsharping, noun

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