Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An expert in cheating at cards.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who is skilled at
card games , especially atcheating in them.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games
- noun a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games
Etymologies
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Examples
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Shane: I wasn't implying that "cardsharp" was wrong, just making the point that "card shark" wasn't.
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After a few drinks Goldberger began, with some hesitation, to narrate how he had had a quarrel over his best girl with a professional "cardsharp," who had hit him in the jaw.
The Jungle Upton Sinclair 1923
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After a few drinks Goldberger began, with some hesitation, to narrate how he had had a quarrel over his best girl with a professional "cardsharp," who had hit him in the jaw.
The Jungle 1906
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Lorena, a cardsharp who chooses love over glamour and money.
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Having fallen in love with Astaire's cardsharp, she had hoped to marry him, until the fiancee from his past showed up.
Ginger Rogers at 100: Even with Astaire, always taking the lead Sarah Kaufman 2011
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I've never been to Vegas, but it doesn't take a cardsharp (or even a dullard) to understand that though readers also liked Mr. Sorrentino's and Mr. Markson's early books, those writers were never selected for the kind of mass appeal that is a consequence of, not a precursor for, the level of marketing investment that Mr. Russo and Candace Bushnell have received.
Deep-Hearted 2010
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But he could spot a cardsharp a mile away—and Miss Lake was no cardsharp.
A Hellion in Her Bed Sabrina Jeffries 2010
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“Only so he could recognize a cardsharp when he played with one.”
A Hellion in Her Bed Sabrina Jeffries 2010
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But he could spot a cardsharp a mile away—and Miss Lake was no cardsharp.
A Hellion in Her Bed Sabrina Jeffries 2010
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But Karzai, a cardsharp lacking aces, is playing many hands at once.
India and Pakistan's proxy war puts Afghanistan exit at risk 2010
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