sharper

Speech parts

1. sharper - Noun

2. sharper - Adjective

3. Sharper - Proper noun

Meaning

A person who bargains closely, especially, one who cheats in bargains; a swinder; also, a cheating gamester.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

sharpie rogue cheat deceiver trickster swindler sharpy cardsharp card sharp cardsharper chiseler card shark card sharper dodger rook
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Antonyms

flatter dimmer rounder dupe slower calmer
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Hypernyms

scammer gouger swindler defrauder grifter chiseller

Phrases with the word

brings into sharper relief brings into sharper focus

Anagrams

phraser resharp

Examples

How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child! William Shakespeare

Just as women's bodies are softer than men's, so their understanding is sharper. Christine de Pizan

The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper. William Butler Yeats

The tongue that belongs to a fake friend is sharper than a knife. Argentinean Proverb

Money is sharper than a sword. Ghana Proverb

A razor may be sharper than an ax, but it cannot cut wood. African Proverb

Close letter words and terms

sharpening steel sharpening stick sharpening stone Sharperton Sharpey sharpfin