- Card sharp
- one who swindles people by playing cards (originally US slang (late-19th C.))
Dictionary of Australian slang . 2013.
Card sharp
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card-sharp — cardˈ sharp or cardˈ sharper noun A person who cheats at cards • • • Main Entry: ↑card … Useful english dictionary
card sharp — card ,sharp noun count a CARD SHARK … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
card sharp — (also card sharper) ► NOUN ▪ a person who cheats at cards … English terms dictionary
card|sharp|er — «KAHRD SHAHR puhr», noun. = cardsharp. (Cf. ↑cardsharp) … Useful english dictionary
card|sharp — «KAHRD SHAHRP», noun. a person who makes a trade of cheating at cards: »Then he might be…cheated in a poker game by a cardsharp who used a marked deck of cards (Charlton Laird) … Useful english dictionary
Card sharp — A card sharp (informally also cardsharp, card shark, cardshark) is a person who uses skill and deception to win at poker or other card games. Also known in card gaming jargon as a mechanic , an older politically incorrect term is greek .Fact|date … Wikipedia
card sharp — noun a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games • Syn: ↑cardsharp, ↑cardsharper, ↑card sharper, ↑sharper, ↑sharpie, ↑sharpy, ↑card shark • Hypernyms … Useful english dictionary
card sharp — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms card sharp : singular card sharp plural card sharps a professional card player who cheats in order to win money … English dictionary
card|sharp|ing — «KAHRD SHAHR pihng», noun. the practice of cheating at cards as a trade … Useful english dictionary
card·sharp — /ˈkɑɚdˌʃɑɚp/ noun, pl sharps [count] : someone who makes money by cheating at card games called also card shark … Useful english dictionary
card sharp — (also card sharper) noun a person who cheats at cards … English new terms dictionary
