sharper

sharp·er

noun \ˈshär-pər\

Definition of SHARPER

: cheat, swindler; especially : a cheating gambler

Examples of SHARPER

1. <carnival sharpers eager to relieve the yokels of their money>

First Known Use of SHARPER

1681

Related to SHARPER

Synonyms: bilk, bilker, cheat, cheater, chiseler (or chiseller), confidence man, cozener, defrauder, dodger, fakir, finagler, fraudster [chiefly British], hoaxer, scammer, scamster, shark, trickster, sharpie (or sharpy), skinner, swindler, tricker

Related Words: double-crosser, double-dealer; bluffer, charlatan, fake, faker, humbug, impostor (or imposter), mountebank, phony (also phoney), pretender, quack, quacksalver, ringer, sham; adventurer, fox, gamesman, knave, prankster, rascal, rogue; fast-talker, slick, slicker, slickster, slyboots, smoothy (or smoothie), wheeler-dealer; plotter, schemer, sneak, sneaker; blackleg, cardsharp (or cardsharper)

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Rhymes with SHARPER

carper, harper, scarper