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Meanings of card sharper in English

Catalan
tafur
Spanish
tahúr

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

      tafur
      Usage of card sharper in English
      1
      He may be a card sharper himself.
      Tom Swift in Captivity, Or, A Daring Escape By Airship
      2
      I looked upon Mr. Bundercombe as a card sharper of the ordinary type, and I simply blamed myself for having introduced him to my friends.
      An Amiable Charlatan
      3
      You're nothing more nor less than common card sharpers.
      The Box with Broken Seals
      4
      I'd rather be a Three- Card Sharper than a barrister; I'd rather sell cat's-meat in the streets.
      Tono-Bungay
      5
      The card sharpers were treated like honest people.
      My Life and My Efforts
      6
      Unfortunately, however, there is a very easy means by which card sharpers manage the thing to perfection.
      The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims. Volume 1 (of 2)
      7
      It won't be long before we arrive at Buenos Ayres, and then we won't be bothered with card sharpers or anybody else but-
      Tom Swift in Captivity, Or, A Daring Escape By Airship
      8
      'Regular right down card sharpers and macemen,' said I to myself, as I watched the way in which they faked the pasteboards.
      Caught in the Net
      9
      "Mr. Bundercombe," he said, "calling himself, by the by, Mr. Parker, as an American card sharper was of no interest to us.
      An Amiable Charlatan
      Translations for card sharper
      Spanish
      tahúr