shrewdie

/ ˈʃruːdɪ /

noun

1. informal,  a shrewd person

Word History and Origins

Origin of shrewdie¹

C20: from _shrewd + _-ie

Example Sentences

Across town, transfer shrewdie Daniel Levy has waited until Aston Villa are in their strongest negotiating position of the summer before submitting a £25m bid for Jack Grealish, a bid that may well be turned down, leaving Mauricio Pochettino with no new signings and looking, frankly, like a bit of a fool.

From The Guardian

House Point is a full sister to Point Of Light, who won four handicaps last year over this sort of trip for Sir Mark Prescott, another noted shrewdie.

From The Guardian

Stevens is a stage-struck shrewdie who brings nothing to the theater but a knowledge of real estate.

From Time Magazine Archive

At last, in 1960, there was something worth cheering about: under Manager Paul Richards, that old shrewdie, the Orioles flew all the way up to second place.

From Time Magazine Archive