sharper

[Sharp·er]

A professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games

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A person who bargains closely, especially, one who cheats in bargains; a swinder; also, a cheating gamester.

Noun
a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud


n.
A person who bargains closely, especially, one who cheats in bargains; a swinder; also, a cheating gamester.


Sharper

Sharp"er , n. A person who bargains closely, especially, one who cheats in bargains; a swinder; also, a cheating gamester.
Sharpers, as pikes, prey upon their own kind.
Syn. -- Swindler; cheat; deceiver; trickster; rogue. See Swindler.

A person who bargains closely, especially, one who cheats in bargains; a swinder; also, a cheating gamester.

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Usage Examples

The greater the decrease in the social significance of an art form, the sharper the distinction between criticism and enjoyment by the public. The conventional is uncritically enjoyed, and the truly new is criticized with aversion.

I like to have Chinese furniture in my home as a constant and painful reminder of how much has been destroyed in China. The contrast between the beauty of the past and the ugliness of the modern is nowhere sharper than in China.

Your performance depends on your people. Select the best, train them and back them. When errors occur, give sharper guidance. If errors persist or if the fit feels wrong, help them move on. The country cannot afford amateur hour in the White House.

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Other Usage Examples

My father... had sharper eyes than the rest of our people.

My nutritionist has done a great job in changing my diet after we established I am allergic to things like gluten - I can't eat pizza, pasta and bread. I have lost some weight, but my movement is sharper and I feel great.

The world is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.

How thoroughly it is ingrained in mathematical science that every real advance goes hand in hand with the invention of sharper tools and simpler methods which, at the same time, assist in understanding earlier theories and in casting aside some more complicated developments.

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