shark

noun

Definition of sharknext
1
as in dodger
a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value a card shark

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2
as in expert
a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field a shark at calculus

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3
as in predator
a person who habitually preys upon others being a new arrival in Hollywood, she was easy prey for the sharks in the movie business

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Recent Examples of shark There are groups for lifters, ravers, soccer players, mahjong aficionados, pool sharks, and the neurodivergent. — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026 When life gives your town sharks, make shark-spotting profitable. — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026 Animals in action Footage shows a shark circling a swimmer off Santa Barbara. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026 How to stay safe Unprovoked shark attacks are relatively rare in the United States. — Heather McCarron, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shark
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shark
  1. dodger
  2. expert
  3. predator
  4. cheat
  5. scholar
  6. vampire
  7. master
  8. virtuoso
Noun
  • The White House is now cracking down on these tariff dodgers.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Ukraine faces severe personnel shortages with around 200,000 military desertions and 2 million draft-dodgers, threatening its ability to sustain the war against Russia’s 2022 invasion.
    — Kirsten Grieshaber, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Definition of dodger
Noun
  • The high number is likely boosted by unusually warm water and the presence of an El Niño weather phenomenon with potentially historic rain for California, experts have said.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The page says the funds will be used only for legal expenses, including filings, transcripts, investigators and experts.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of expert
Noun
  • His work has helped people learn that the apex predators are around humans more often than once thought.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Rattlesnakes fill an important niche in the area’s ecosystem by targeting prey that other predators cannot access.
    — Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of predator
Noun
  • The best body scrubs are a cheat code to achieving healthy, glowing skin fast.
    — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Wilfred Familiar Satin Camisole Adding a silk layer to an otherwise basic look is basically the cheat code to looking expensive.
    — Essence Wiley, InStyle, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of cheat
Noun
  • A couple of seats away from him was Jack, the moustachioed cowboy now the moustachioed scholar, whispering in Evelyn’s ear.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
  • WYouth and Nuuly will present the Student Viewing Section at the 2026 CFDA Fashion Awards, welcoming current CFDA scholars and fashion students to the ceremony.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of scholar
Noun
  • The teen drama, based on the 1992 movie of the same name, was about the title character battling vampires and other baddies plus high school at the same time.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Nosferatu In 2024 Depp appeared in Robert Eggers’s Nosferatu as Ellen Hutter, a young woman tormented and nearly possessed by the film’s titular vampire.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of vampire
Noun
  • The fragrances have been in development for roughly two-and-a-half years and were created with master perfumers Frank Voelkl and Shyamala Maisondieu.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026
  • That data monitoring, in addition to master literacy coaches at each CMS campus to address specific student learning needs, has made a big impact, Balknight said.
    — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of master
Noun
  • Stomp-and-holler virtuoso Noah Kahan had to cancel his July appearance at Citi Field when storm clouds threatened.
    — Matthew Schneier, Curbed, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Roy Clark could show up at Felix and Oscar’s New York apartment in The Odd Couple to demonstrate his virtuoso pickin’ skills and be summoned to Burbank to sub in for Johnny Carson as a guest host of The Tonight Show.
    — David Kamp, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026
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