sharpstern.

/ˈʃɑːpstə/

Etymology: < sharp n.¹ + -ster suffix.

colloquial (chiefly U.S.).

1. = sharper n.¹ 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > defrauder or swindler > [noun]

feature14..

frauderc1475

prowler1519

lurcher1528

defrauder1552

frauditor1553

taker-upc1555

verserc1555

fogger1564

Jack-in-the-box1570

gilenyer1590

foist1591

rutter1591

crossbiter1592

sharker1594

shark1600

bat-fowler1602

cheater1606

foister1610

operator1611

fraudsman1613

projector1615

smoke-sellera1618

decoy1618

firkera1626

scandaroon1631

snapa1640

cunning shaver1652

knight of industrya1658

chouse1658

cheat1664

sharper1681

jockey1683

rooker1683

fool-finder1685

rookster1697

sheep-shearer1699

bubbler1720

gyp1728

bite1742

swindler1770

pigeon1780

mace1781

gouger1790

needle1790

fly-by-night1796

sharp1797

skinner1797

diddler1803

mace cove1811

mace-gloak1819

macer1819

flat-catcher1821

moonlight wanderer1823

burner1838

Peter Funk1840

Funk1842

pigeoner1849

maceman1850

bester1856

fiddler1857

highway robber1874

bunco-steerer1875

swizzler1876

forty1879

flim-flammer1881

chouser1883

take-down1888

highbinder1890

fraud1895

Sam Slick1897

grafter1899

come-on1905

verneuker1905

gypster1917

chiseller1918

tweedler1925

rorter1926

gazumper1932

chizzer1935

sharpie1942

sharpster1942

slick1959

slickster1965

rip-off artist1968

shonky1970

rip-off merchant1971

1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §436 Cheat,..sharpster, shaver, shyster.

1955 Archivum Linguisticum 7 153 An adjectival derivative..with the pejorative sense of ‘sharpster’.

1965 Eng. Stud. 46 465 A boxer, among scores of other appellations, may be a fightster..; a dishonest gambler, a sharpster.

2. A ‘sharp’ or stylish dresser. (In quot. 1957 attributive.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > [noun] > in specific way > other > one who

pinchback1600

dresser1679

parakeet1876

snappy dresser1925

sharpster1957

Wild Westerner1963

power dresser1980

1957 J. Kerouac On the Road ii. vi. 144 Once I knocked on his door..and he opened it wearing..a vest with nothing underneath, and long striped sharpster pants.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	sharpster
释义	sharpstern. /ˈʃɑːpstə/ Etymology: < sharp n.¹ + -ster suffix. colloquial (chiefly U.S.). 1. = sharper n.¹ 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > defrauder or swindler > [noun] feature14.. frauderc1475 prowler1519 lurcher1528 defrauder1552 frauditor1553 taker-upc1555 verserc1555 fogger1564 Jack-in-the-box1570 gilenyer1590 foist1591 rutter1591 crossbiter1592 sharker1594 shark1600 bat-fowler1602 cheater1606 foister1610 operator1611 fraudsman1613 projector1615 smoke-sellera1618 decoy1618 firkera1626 scandaroon1631 snapa1640 cunning shaver1652 knight of industrya1658 chouse1658 cheat1664 sharper1681 jockey1683 rooker1683 fool-finder1685 rookster1697 sheep-shearer1699 bubbler1720 gyp1728 bite1742 swindler1770 pigeon1780 mace1781 gouger1790 needle1790 fly-by-night1796 sharp1797 skinner1797 diddler1803 mace cove1811 mace-gloak1819 macer1819 flat-catcher1821 moonlight wanderer1823 burner1838 Peter Funk1840 Funk1842 pigeoner1849 maceman1850 bester1856 fiddler1857 highway robber1874 bunco-steerer1875 swizzler1876 forty1879 flim-flammer1881 chouser1883 take-down1888 highbinder1890 fraud1895 Sam Slick1897 grafter1899 come-on1905 verneuker1905 gypster1917 chiseller1918 tweedler1925 rorter1926 gazumper1932 chizzer1935 sharpie1942 sharpster1942 slick1959 slickster1965 rip-off artist1968 shonky1970 rip-off merchant1971 1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §436 Cheat,..sharpster, shaver, shyster. 1955 Archivum Linguisticum 7 153 An adjectival derivative..with the pejorative sense of ‘sharpster’. 1965 Eng. Stud. 46 465 A boxer, among scores of other appellations, may be a fightster..; a dishonest gambler, a sharpster. 2. A ‘sharp’ or stylish dresser. (In quot. 1957 attributive.) ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > [noun] > in specific way > other > one who pinchback1600 dresser1679 parakeet1876 snappy dresser1925 sharpster1957 Wild Westerner1963 power dresser1980 1957 J. Kerouac On the Road ii. vi. 144 Once I knocked on his door..and he opened it wearing..a vest with nothing underneath, and long striped sharpster pants. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1942
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