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
Arrived there, he was preparing to push on to Portland, Ore. when two sharpers bilked him of his bankroll.
From Time Magazine Archive
As the shares reached a peak, a new group of sharpers moved in, said Lefkowitz.
From Time Magazine Archive
Stephen Paine, of Wall Street's reputable Paine, Webber & Co., lent the sharpers $580,000 to buy the voting stock of Continental, grab control of Continental's $3,371,000 portfolio.
From Time Magazine Archive
Nearly all of them are interspersed with verses; in their themes they range from the “misticall” wonders of the heavens to the familiar but “pernitious sleights” of the sharpers of London.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various
