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单词 sharper
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sharper

noun

sharp·​er ˈshär-pər How to pronounce sharper (audio)
: cheat sense 2
especially : a cheating gambler

Synonyms

  • bilk
  • bilker
  • cheat
  • cheater
  • chiseler
  • chiseller
  • confidence man
  • cozener
  • defrauder
  • dodger
  • fakir
  • finagler
  • fraudster [chiefly British]
  • hoaxer
  • scammer
  • scamster
  • shark
  • sharpie
  • sharpy
  • skinner
  • swindler
  • tricker
  • trickster
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Example Sentences

carnival sharpers eager to relieve the yokels of their money
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Word History

First Known Use

1681, in the meaning defined above

sharper

noun

as in cheat
a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value carnival sharpers eager to relieve the yokels of their money

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • cheat
  • dodger
  • shark
  • skinner
  • sharpy
  • confidence man
  • tricker
  • sharpie
  • phony
  • bilker
  • swindler
  • cozener
  • fox
  • cheater
  • chiseler
  • ringer
  • defrauder
  • finagler
  • trickster
  • fraudster
  • scammer
  • bilk
  • chiseller
  • slicker
  • hoaxer
  • scamster
  • fake
  • sneak
  • fakir
  • adventurer
  • pretender
  • faker
  • sham
  • slick
  • charlatan
  • knave
  • sneaker
  • quack
  • rogue
  • quacksalver
  • mountebank
  • plotter
  • impostor
  • gamesman
  • bluffer
  • schemer
  • rascal
  • slyboots
  • cardsharper
  • double-dealer
  • phoney
  • smoothie
  • slickster
  • double-crosser
  • smoothy
  • imposter
  • cardsharp
  • prankster
  • blackleg
  • fast-talker
  • humbug
  • wheeler-dealer
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