| 单词 | card sharp |
| 释义 | > as lemmascard sharp card sharp n. a person, esp. a professional gambler, who makes money by cheating at cards; cf. card-sharper n. [ < card n.2 + sharp n.1 (compare sharp n.1 8).] ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > card-sharping or cheating > [noun] > card-sharper Greek1528 cheaterc1555 packer1586 palmer1671 operator1731 card sharp1840 card-sharper1841 mechanic1897 sharpie1942 card shark2002 1840 H. D. Miles Claude Du Val xi. 129 The knavish card-sharp was slowly and with apparent fairness, cutting the pack. 1963 Punch 3 July 33/3 George Manolesco was a Rumanian thief and cardsharp. 2013 Daily Tel. 27 Sept. 21/1 An Italian card sharp who used infra-red contact lenses to count cards marked with invisible ink has been jailed for two years. < as lemmas |
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