cardsharp

[ kahrd-shahrp ]

noun

1. a person, especially a professional gambler, who cheats at card games.

cardsharp

/ ˈkɑːdˌʃɑːp /

noun

1. a professional card player who cheats

Derived Forms

• ˈcardˌsharping, noun

Other Words From

• card·sharp·ing noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of cardsharp¹

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; card ¹ + sharp

Example Sentences

I also lost count of the various other baddies the movie tries to squeeze into the mix, including a fat-suited Scott Adkins as an especially hard-to-kill cardsharp.

From Los Angeles Times

I also lost count of the various other baddies the movie tries to squeeze into the mix, including a fat-suited Scott Adkins as an especially hard-to-kill cardsharp.

From Los Angeles Times

Watch her closely, the way you might watch the hands of a fast-dealing cardsharp, and be rewarded: a perfect, tiny can-you-believe-this eye roll here, a feline smile melting into laughter there.

From Seattle Times

In the movie’s final moments, the writer-director Wong Kar-wai turns the camera on a character we haven’t met yet: a handsome young cardsharp in a low-ceilinged flat, preparing for a night on the town.

From Los Angeles Times

How I’d love to look at this painting in the company of a great cardsharp like the late Ricky Jay.

From Washington Post

Related Words

• bum
• liar
• scoundrel
• swindler
• wretch