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Card sharp
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a person who is highly skilled at manipulating playing cards for their own financial gain, often through cheating or deception
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Human
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
card sharps
Who is a "card sharp"?
A card sharp is a person who uses skill, deception, or cheating to win at card games. Often, this term refers to someone who has learned tricks or techniques to manipulate the outcome of a game, giving them an unfair advantage over other players. Card sharps may use sleight of hand, marked cards, or other dishonest methods to cheat. The term is typically used in a negative sense, as it implies dishonesty and trickery in games that are meant to be based on skill or chance.
Examples
The casino caught a card sharp using sleight of hand to cheat at poker.
