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cardsharper

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card⋅sharp

  [kahrd-shahrp]
–noun
a person, esp. a professional gambler, who cheats at card games.
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Also, cardsharper.

Origin:
1855–60, Americanism; card 1 + sharp

Related forms:
cardsharping, noun
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card·sharp   (kärd'shärp')   
n.  An expert in cheating at cards.
card'sharp'ing n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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