Cardsharper

/ˈkɑːrdʃɑːrpər/ noun

Definition

A person who practices cardsharp activities; a card cheat or swindler who exploits others in card games.

Etymology

Agent noun form of cardsharp, using -er to indicate someone who engages in the practice.

Kelly Says

Cardsharpers were so common in the American Old West that frontier towns sometimes made cardsharp prosecution a selling point for law and order—it was considered one of the lowest crimes, lower than stealing cattle.

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