cardsharp

variants or cardsharper
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Recent Examples of cardsharp The yarn Guimarães tells about encountering one of his idols, a storied cardsharp who could effortlessly pull off any sleight of hand necessary to tilt a high-stakes game in his favor, gets lost in the shuffle of the show’s activities. — Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2020
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Noun
  • Editor’s pick More picks How a bootlegging schemer launched the tiki movement from his tiny Hollywood bar.
    — Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Matt Damon plays Odysseus as a gruff, practical tactician, rather than an energetically inventive and morally dubious schemer.
    — Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
Noun
  • Then in the 1980s, vinyl plotters came on the market, and people started using those machines to cut out letters for signs.
    — Clio Chang, Curbed, 22 June 2026
  • The plotters behind the coup had rolled tanks down the main streets, parking them at strategic locations all over the city.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 June 2026
Noun
  • The knights who always told the truth and the knaves who always lied.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Try for yourselves, ye witless knaves— Take each to bed your Sally!
    — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • Anyone from a Hollywood Goth to a streetwear enthusiast to your average Hollywood slickster looking for something streamlined and stylish will find something here.
    — Max Berlinger, Robb Report, 9 Mar. 2022
  • The jive talker, the role of slang-slinging slickster, has been picked up by Slick, Junkyard Dog and the Godfather.
    — Jeremy Harriot, The Root, 1 Sep. 2017
Noun
  • A little less than 18 months ago, Ukraine carried out a sneak drone attack in which forces smuggled them into Russian territory and waited until the truck that was unknowingly carrying them got close to Russian bases.
    — Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The Bengals answered three minutes later with a nine-play touchdown drive, capped by Burrow’s 1-yard sneak.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The wording seemed to suggest that the sneakers, after years of various teasers, would finally arrive at retail.
    — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Japanese artist Nigo and BTS’ j-hope have teamed up with Nike to debut a new exclusive style of the classic Air Force 1 World Tour sneaker.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2026

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“Cardsharp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cardsharp. Accessed 16 Oct. 2026.

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