A person who cheats at dice.

In extended use. A cheat, swindler, or sharper, esp. in gambling. Now historical.

? a gamester who cheats by stealing counters (in quot. 1601 figurative).

A person who cheats at gaming. Obsolete. rare.

A cheat, swindler, rogue; one who lives by his wits and by taking advantage of the simplicity of others; esp. a fraudulent gamester. Cf. shark, n.2

a sharper who uses false dice.

A swindler, a cheat, a trickster; spec. (a) = money-dropper n. at money, n. compounds 2; (b) a person who cheats at cards, dice, etc.; a sharper. Obs…

depreciative. A swindler, esp. a swindling bookmaker. Also †in plural with singular agreement (see quot. 1813) (obsolete).

One who gouges: (a) one who thrusts out an antagonist's eye; (b) one who cheats, a swindler.

= sharper, n.1

A dice-player, or a sharper who cheats with dice.

The action or practice of cheating at gambling, or swindling others by this means; the characteristic behaviour of a ‘leg’ (leg, n. 19).

A gambler; a card-sharper or professional swindler. Now chiefly Australian.

One who plays in a manner not quite fair or correct.