| 释义 |
[ shahr-per ] / ˈʃɑr pər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sharper ON THESAURUS.COM
noun Slang.a shrewd swindler. a professional gambler. Origin of sharperFirst recorded in 1560–70; sharp + -er1 Words nearby sharperSharpe, sharp-eared, sharp-edged, Shar-Pei, sharpen, sharper, Sharpe's grysbok, Sharpeville, sharp-eyed, Sharpey-Schafer, sharp-focus realism Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sharperAs part of the writing team on Blazing Saddles, he gave its parody of the Western a sharper political edge. How Richard Pryor Beat Bill Cosby and Transformed America|David Yaffe, Scott Saul|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST And it gave this Anakonda a sharper bite than those that have gone before. Shocked by Ukraine Violence, NATO Prepares to Face Down Putin|Leo Cendrowicz|October 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST For the 60 million people who watched the debate, the contrast of the candidates could not have been sharper. CNN ’60s Series Looks at How the Kennedy-Nixon Debate Changed TV|Scott Porch|May 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST We went for more square, sharper, aggressive-looking shapes using dogs, bears, and birds of prey as models. 'Godzilla' Director Gareth Edwards Says Godzilla Is a 'God' Protecting Mankind Against Climate Change|Marlow Stern|May 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sharper asserts that all of the sex was consensual and even points to a previous sexual relationship with some of the victims. Can Darren Sharper Beat His Rape Rap With the Kobe Defense?|Eboni K. Williams|March 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST My countrymen seemed chiselled in sharper angles than I had imagined at home. The World's Greatest Books, Vol IX.|Edited by Arthur Mee and J.A. Hammerton Miss Kilgour closed the door behind her with a sharper click than she had ever given its latch before. The development of monotheism gave the problem a sharper point and a deeper meaning. Determinism or Free-Will?|Chapman Cohen Barbara came more slowly back, and looked somewhat as if she had had a sharper rebuke than she understood or relished. Magnum Bonum|Charlotte M. Yonge This effect is probably owing to our cruder soil and sharper climate. Fresh Fields|John Burroughs
British Dictionary definitions for sharper
nouna person who cheats or swindles; fraud Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to sharperdouble-crosser, crook, fake, jockey, decoy, chiseler, rascal, defrauder, cheater, rogue, bluff, pretender, victimizer, quack, shyster, hypocrite, charlatan, trickster, rook, deceiver |