sharper
Meanings
Plural: sharpers
Noun
- a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games
- A swindler; a cheat; a professional gambler who makes his living by cheating.
Adjective Satellite
- (of something seen or heard) clearly defined
- ending in a sharp point
- having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
- marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
- harsh
- having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
- extremely steep
- very sudden and in great amount or degree
- quick and forceful
Adjective
- keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point
- having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing
- (of a musical note) raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone
Adj
- comparative form of sharp: more sharp
Origin / Etymology
From sharp + -er.
Synonyms
abrupt, acuate, acute, astute, card shark, card sharp, card sharper, cardsharp, cardsharper, chiseler, crisp, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, needlelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, precipitous, sharp, sharp-worded, sharpie, sharpy, shrewd, shrill, spiv, tart
Scrabble Score: 12
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