cardsharp
[ kahrd-shahrp ]
noun
a person, especially a professional gambler, who cheats at card games.
Origin of cardsharp
1- Also card·sharp·er [kahrd-shahr-per] /ˈkɑrdˌʃɑr pər/ .
Other words from cardsharp
- card·sharp·ing, noun
Words that may be confused with cardsharp
- card shark, cardsharp
Words Nearby cardsharp
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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
a professional card player who cheats
Derived forms of cardsharp
- cardsharping, noun
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