sharpie

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noun

sharp·​ie ˈshär-pē 

variants or sharpy

plural sharpies

1

: a long narrow shallow-draft boat with flat or slightly V-shaped bottom and one or two masts each carrying a triangular sail

2

a

: sharper

b

: an exceptionally keen or alert person

Sharpie

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trademark

Sharp·​ie ˈshär-pē 

—used for a permanent felt-tip pen

Synonyms

Noun

• bilk
• bilker
• cheat
• cheater
• chiseler
• chiseller
• confidence man
• cozener
• defrauder
• dodger
• fakir
• finagler
• fraudster [chiefly British]
• hoaxer
• scammer
• scamster
• shark
• sharper
• skinner
• swindler
• tricker
• trickster

Example Sentences

Noun

those poolroom sharpies cleaned them out

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1