Sharper
/ˈʃɑɹpɚ/ adj, name, noun
adj, name, noun ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A swindler; a cheat; a professional gambler who makes his living by cheating. dated
"I could plainly diſcover from whence one Family derives a long Chin; why a ſecond hath abounded with Knaves for two Generations, and Fools for two more; why a third happened to be crack-brained, and a fourth to be Sharpers."
- 2 a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games wordnet
Adjective
- 1 comparative form of sharp: more sharp comparative, form-of
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"I can't help but feel that when I come here, all my senses are sharper than usual."
Etymology
From sharp + -er.