noun
sharper
SHAHRP
noun
1
A swindler or professional cheat, especially in gambling.
"The card sharper had been fleecing tourists for years."
How to Use Sharper
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn old-fashioned word for a con artist or crooked gambler.
Easily confused with
Word Forms
sharpers plural, Sharpers plural
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Etymology
From sharp plus the agent suffix -er.