Sharper

//ˈʃɑɹpɚ// adj, name, noun

adj, name, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    comparative form of sharp: more sharp comparative, form-of
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

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cardsharpadventurerbetting ringbettorboneshakerbunco artist

Example

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"I can't help but feel that when I come here, all my senses are sharper than usual."

Etymology

From sharp + -er.

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