sharper
a shrewd swindler.
a professional gambler.
Origin of sharper
1- Also sharpie.
Words Nearby sharper
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How to use sharper in a sentence
An evenly split Senate also is one in which individual concerns that might deviate from a party caucus come into sharper relief.
Is the choice for Democrats Joe Manchin or the minority? | Philip Bump | February 25, 2021 | Washington PostNew positioning technologies have already changed the way we farm, transport goods, and navigate our world, and the latest improvements will bring that world into even sharper focus.
Hyper-accurate positioning is rolling out worldwide | Katie McLean | February 24, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewThe higher the quality of tool and the sharper the blade, the better.
It’s tree-pruning season. Here’s how to do it without resorting to ‘crape murder.’ | Adrian Higgins | January 27, 2021 | Washington PostGround clearance is higher on the Bronco, and it can make sharper turns.
Higher-quality tablets are often in the 2048x1536 range, which is a notably sharper resolution.
Just ask Darren sharper what happens if your sporting career suddenly falters.
Jameis Winston Cleared of Rape Like Every Other College Sports Star | Robert Silverman | December 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs part of the writing team on Blazing Saddles, he gave its parody of the Western a sharper political edge.
How Richard Pryor Beat Bill Cosby and Transformed America | David Yaffe, Scott Saul | December 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFor an even sharper example, consider what just happened to Barack Obama.
What Republicans Need Right Now Is a Good Internal Fight | James Poulos | November 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd it gave this Anakonda a sharper bite than those that have gone before.
Shocked by Ukraine Violence, NATO Prepares to Face Down Putin | Leo Cendrowicz | October 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFor the 60 million people who watched the debate, the contrast of the candidates could not have been sharper.
CNN ’60s Series Looks at How the Kennedy-Nixon Debate Changed TV | Scott Porch | May 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut sharper and closer anxieties than any connected with rights to lands and homes were pressing upon Alessandro and Ramona.
Ramona | Helen Hunt JacksonA child was crying, sharply, rebelliously; a womans sharper voice was breaking in upon it.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline | Jennie M. DrinkwaterIf Maria does not take care, I shall write a much sharper invective against her, for not answering my Diabolical book.
Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 1 (of 2) | Edward GibbonFor where others feel the tragedy of suffering, the pure in heart realize with an infinitely sharper pain the tragedy of guilt.
Marriage la mode | Mrs. Humphry WardThey are generalities, and we should like, in view of what has to be told, something sharper and more detailed.
A Thin Ghost and Others | M. R. (Montague Rhodes) James
British Dictionary definitions for sharper
/ (ˈʃɑːpə) /
a person who cheats or swindles; fraud
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