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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024shark1 /ʃɑrk/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Fisha fish that has a scaleless skin, a wide mouth on the underside of the head, and five to seven gill slits on each side.
shark2 /ʃɑrk/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- one who is skilled at obtaining money from others in a dishonest way.
- Informal Termsa person who has very good ability in a particular field:a card shark.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024shark1 (shärk),USA pronunciation n. - Fishany of a group of elongate elasmobranch, mostly marine fishes, certain species of which are large, voracious, and sometimes dangerous to humans.
- origin, originally uncertain 1560–70
shark′like′, adj. shark2 (shärk),USA pronunciation n. - a person who preys greedily on others, as by cheating or usury.
- Informal Termsa person who has unusual ability in a particular field.
v.t. - [Archaic.]to obtain by trickery or fraud;
steal. v.i. - [Archaic.]to live by shifts and stratagems.
- German dialect, dialectal Schork, variant of Schurke rascal
- 1590–1600
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