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Webster 1913 Edition


Sharper

Sharp′er

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Noun.
A person who bargains closely, especially, one who cheats in bargains; a swinder; also, a cheating gamester.
Sharpers
, as pikes, prey upon their own kind.
L’Estrange.
Syn. – Swindler; cheat; deceiver; trickster; rogue. See
Swindler
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Sharper

SH'ARPER

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Noun.
A shrewd man in making bargains; a tricking fellow; a cheat in bargaining or gaming.