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Sharper Common

Sharper has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

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Noun
1

a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games

"The casino security team finally caught the sharper working the high-stakes tables and removed him from the floor immediately."

2

a swindler; a cheat; a professional gambler who makes his living by cheating.

"The old poker player eventually realized he was sitting across from a sharper who had been rigging the deck for years."

Adjective
1

comparative form of sharp: more sharp

"The new pencil lead was sharper than the old one, so it drew a much cleaner line."

Proper Noun
1

A surname​.

"The local library hosted a lecture by Dr. Sharper on the history of early 20th-century economics."

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