cardsharper en · NOUN
Etymology
From card + sharper.
Meanings
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(rare) Synonym 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, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cardsharpers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |