Meanings
plural cardsharpers
- rareSynonym of cardsharp.
I had never defrauded a man of a farthing, nor called him knave behind his back. But now the last rag that covered my nakedness had been torn from me. I was branded a blackleg, card-sharper, and murderer.
1908, W[illiam] B[lair] M[orton] Ferguson, chapter II, in Zollenstein, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLCSynonyms: cardsharp
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of cardsharp.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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cardsharper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cardsharper
“cardsharper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cardsharper. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cardsharper,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cardsharper.
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