cardsharp
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cardsharp
- /ˈkɑːdʃɑːp/ UK
- /ˈkɑɹdʃɑɹp/ US
Where it comes from
From card + sharp (“cheater, dishonest person”).
noun cardsharps · cardshark · card sharp · card-sharp
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A professional cheater at card games.
One of Tim’s great-grandparents was a cardsharp in the Wild West, and was shot dead during a game.
Similar: broadsman, cardshark, cardsharper, card mechanic, macer
Translations
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noun professional cheater at card games
| Español | tahúr |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 打牌常作弊者 dǎpáichángzuòbìzhě, 老千 lǎoqiān |
| Français | tricheur |
| Deutsch | Falschspieler, Falschspielerin |
| Italiano | baro |
| Ελληνικά | χαρτοκλέφτης chartokléftis |
| Русский | шу́лер šúler, жу́лик žúlik, ката́ла katála |
| עברית | קלפן, קלפן נוכל, נוכל קלפים, רמאי קלפים |
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