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cardsharp

[ kahrd-shahrp ]
/ ˈkɑrdˌʃɑrp /
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noun
a person, especially a professional gambler, who cheats atcard games.
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Also card·sharp·er [kahrd-shahr-per] /ˈkɑrdˌʃɑr pər/ .

Origin of cardsharp

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; card1 + sharp

OTHER WORDS FROM cardsharp

card·sharp·ing, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH cardsharp

card shark, 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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