Meaning of SHARPER
| Pronunciation: | | 'shârpur
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| | Definition: | | [n] a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud |
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| | Synonyms: | | chiseler, chiseller, gouger, scammer, sharpie, sharpy, swindler |
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| | See Also: | | beguiler, cardsharp, cardsharper, cheat, cheater, clip artist, con artist, con man, confidence man, deceiver, slicker, trickster, welcher, welsher | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Sharp"er\, n.
A person who bargains closely, especially, one who cheats in
bargains; a swinder; also, a cheating gamester.
Sharpers, as pikes, prey upon their own kind.
--L'Estrange.
Syn: Swindler; cheat; deceiver; trickster; rogue. See
{Swindler}.
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