sharper
noun
a shrewd swindler.
sharpers
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pluralof sharper.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Among the marks and sharpers — and sometimes one person is both — there are heroes and villains.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 8, 2023
Marine and railroad companies beg passengers to beware of sharpers.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the home there are sometimes sharpers; never at a reputable club.
From Time Magazine Archive
Those on the ground could see very little; they knew even less about the progress of the matches than the wet sharpers at Epsom Downs knew about the Derby.
From Time Magazine Archive
The grand caravan now on exhibition was originally the fag-end of a large concern, which had been bought up by sharpers to swindle the people.
From The Puddleford Papers, Or Humors of the West by H. H. Riley
