Thesaurus
plural of sharpie
Synonyms of sharpies
a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value
- those poolroom sharpies cleaned them out
Synonyms for sharpies
- bilkers,
- bilks,
- cheaters,
- cheats,
- chiselers
- (or chisellers),
- confidence men,
- cozeners,
- defrauders,
- dodgers,
- fakirs,
- finaglers,
- fraudsters
- [chiefly British],
- hoaxers,
- scammers,
- scamsters,
- sharks,
- sharpers,
- skinners,
- swindlers,
- trickers,
- tricksters
Words Related to sharpies
- bluffers,
- charlatans,
- fakers,
- fakes,
- humbugs,
- impostors
- (or imposters),
- mountebanks,
- phonies
- (also phoneys),
- pretenders,
- quacks,
- quacksalvers,
- ringers,
- shams
- adventurers,
- foxes
- (also fox),
- gamesmen,
- knaves,
- pranksters,
- rascals,
- rogues
- blacklegs,
- cardsharps
- (or cardsharpers)
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“Sharpies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharpies. Accessed 14 Aug. 2022.
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