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(dated) a swindler; a cheat; a professional gambler who makes his living by cheating.

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sharper

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sharper

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈʃɑɹpɚ/

Noun

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(dated) a swindler; a cheat; a professional gambler who makes his living by cheating.

Japanese Meaning

詐欺師 / インチキ師 / 不正行為で生計を立てるギャンブラー

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The old sailor warned us that the stranger was a sharper, a swindler who preyed on unsuspecting travelers.

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年老いた船員はその見知らぬ人がぺてん師で、何も知らない旅行者を食い物にしていると私たちに警告した。

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(dated) a swindler; a cheat; a professional gambler who makes his living by cheating.

Our young gentlemen who go to Rome will do well to be upon their guard against a set of sharpers, (some of them of our own country,) who deal in pictures and antiques, and very often impose upon the uninformed stranger, by selling him trash, as the productions of the most celebrated artists.

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