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1 sharper
n1) шахрай; шулер; обманщик2) жадібна людинаsharper's tools — розм. а) дурні; б) гральні кості
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['ʃɑːpə]n1) шахра́й; шу́лер2) жа́дібна люди́на -
4 slander is sharper than the sword
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > slander is sharper than the sword
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5 slander's sting is sharper than a sword
var: slander is sharper than the swordжало наклепу гостріше за шаблюEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > slander's sting is sharper than a sword
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6 card-sharper
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7 card-sharper
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8 the sharper the storm, the sooner it's over
чим сильніша буря, тим скоріше вона минаєEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > the sharper the storm, the sooner it's over
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9 the tongue is the only tool that grows sharper with use
var: a woman's tongue is the only sharp-edged tool that grows keener with (constant) useязик – це єдиний інструмент, що стає гострішим від використання a woman's tongue is the only sharp-edged tool that grows keener with constant useEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > the tongue is the only tool that grows sharper with use
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11 tongue
1. n1) язик2) мова3) манера говоритиrough tongue — фуба мова, брутальність
4) язик (страва)5) щось, що нагадує за формою язик6) геогр. коса7) стрілка терезів8) тех. шпунт, шип, гребінь9) дишло10) зал. вістря стрілки11) тех. хвостовикon the tongues of men — усі говорять про це; на устах у всіх
to give (to throw) tongue — а) гучно говорити, репетувати; висловлюватися; б) подавати голос (про собаку)
to have (to speak with) one's tongue in one's cheek — а) говорити нещиро; б) говорити глузливо (іронічно)
to hold one's tongue, to keep one's tongue between one's teeth — тримати язик за зубами, мовчати
to keep a civil tongue in one's head — бути ввічливим (чемним), уникати грубощів
to tie smb.'s tongue — примусити когось мовчати, не давати комусь говорити
his tongue failed him — йому відібрало мову, йому заціпило
to wag one's tongue — молоти язиком, просторікати
he knows much who knows how to hold his tongue — присл. хто мовчить, той трьох навчить; слово — срібло, мовчання — золото
2. v1) розмовляти, базікати2) говорити, вимовляти3) лаяти, ганьбити4) лизати5) буд. з'єднувати у шпунт* * *I n1) язикfurred /dirty, foul, coated/ tongue — обкладений язик ( хворого)
to put out /to stick out/ ones tongue — висовувати /показувати/ язик ( лікареві або з пустощів)
to hang out ones tongue — висовувати язик ( про собаку) [див. є]; язик, язичок (тварини, рептилії)
the frogs [snakes] tongue — язичок жаби [змій]
cleft /bifid/ tongue — роздвоєний язичок
2) мова; здатність мовиthe mother /native/ tongue — рідна мова
no poet in any tongue is greater than Dante — жодна література не має поета, який був би кращий за Данте
bad /biting, bitter, caustic, venomous, wicked/ tongue — злий /отруйний/ язик
rough tongue — груба мова, грубість
silver /smooth/ tongue — красномовство, влесливість
glib tongue — жвава /розв'язна/ мова
4) кyл. язик5) будь-що, що має форму язика; язик, язичок6) мyз. язичок7) тex. шпунт, шпилька, гребінь8) з.- д. остряк ( стрілки)9) хвостовик ( інструменту)10) стрілка вагів••on the tongue s of men — всі говорять про це; на вустах у всіх
on ones tongue, on /at/ the tip of ones tongue, at the end of ones tongue — на мові, на кінчику язика
to have names and dates at the end of ones tongue /on the tip of ones tongue/ — знати напам'ять всі імена, дати
the words had been on his tongue — ці слова ( вже) готові були зірватися у нього з язика /з уст/; to wag ones tongue молоти язиком
to set tongues wag-ging — викликати товчи, дати привід для пліток
to find ones tongue — знайти дар мови, знову заговорити
to have lost ones tongue — мовчати, втратити дар мови, проковтнути язика
to hold ones tongue, to keep ones tongue between ones teeth — тримати язик за зубами, мовчати
hold your tongue while Im speaking — притримуй язик, коли я говорю
to keep a watch on ones tongue — стежити за своєю мовою, не говорити зайвого
he could have bitten off his tongue for having told his secret — він готовий був відкусити собі язик через те, що проговорився
to loose smb s tongue — розв'язати язик кому-н.
to tie smb s tongue — примусити кого-н. мовчати, не давати кому-н. говорити
his tongue glued itself to the roof of his mouth — у нього язик прилип до гортані, він нічого сказати не може
his tongue failed him — у нього віднялася мова, він позбувся дару мови
ones tongue runs before ones wit s — спершу говорити, а потім думати
to give /to throw/ tongue — подавати голос ( про собаку); голосно говорити, кричати; висловлюватися
to have /to speak with, to put/ (ones) tongue in (ones) cheek — говорити нещиро; говорити глузливо /лукаво, іронічно/; he speaks with tongue in cheek його слова не можна сприймати серйозно; він вас обдурює
to oil ones tongue — лестити; виголошувати єлейні промови
to keep a civil tongue in ones head — бути ввічливим /чемним/; уникати грубощів
to keep a still tongue in ones head — мовчати, відрізнятися мовчазливістю
to have ones tongue hanging out — хотіти пити; чекати (чого-н.); [див. 1]; his tongue is too long for his teeth y нього дуже довгий язик
a honey tongue, a heart of gall — = на вустах мед а в серці лід м'яко стелить, та жорстко спати
the tongue is not steel, yet it cuts, the tongue is sharper than any sword — прис. = не ножа бійся, а мови; злі язики страшніші за пістолет
the tongue of idle persons is never idle — прис. = за неробу мова працює
IIhe knows much who knows how to hold his tongue — прис. багато знає той, хто вміє мовчати; = мовчання -золото
1) υl. трогать языкам; лизать; cпeц. снабжать языком или язычком2) разговарить, болтатьto tongue it all day long — проболтать весь день; уст. говорить, произносить; icт. ругать, поносить
3) выдаваться, врезаться ( о песчаной косе); выбрасывать языки пламени4) мyз. модулировать5) стр. сполучати в шпунт -
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13 tongue
I n1) язикfurred /dirty, foul, coated/ tongue — обкладений язик ( хворого)
to put out /to stick out/ ones tongue — висовувати /показувати/ язик ( лікареві або з пустощів)
to hang out ones tongue — висовувати язик ( про собаку) [див. є]; язик, язичок (тварини, рептилії)
the frogs [snakes] tongue — язичок жаби [змій]
cleft /bifid/ tongue — роздвоєний язичок
2) мова; здатність мовиthe mother /native/ tongue — рідна мова
no poet in any tongue is greater than Dante — жодна література не має поета, який був би кращий за Данте
bad /biting, bitter, caustic, venomous, wicked/ tongue — злий /отруйний/ язик
rough tongue — груба мова, грубість
silver /smooth/ tongue — красномовство, влесливість
glib tongue — жвава /розв'язна/ мова
4) кyл. язик5) будь-що, що має форму язика; язик, язичок6) мyз. язичок7) тex. шпунт, шпилька, гребінь8) з.- д. остряк ( стрілки)9) хвостовик ( інструменту)10) стрілка вагів••on the tongue s of men — всі говорять про це; на вустах у всіх
on ones tongue, on /at/ the tip of ones tongue, at the end of ones tongue — на мові, на кінчику язика
to have names and dates at the end of ones tongue /on the tip of ones tongue/ — знати напам'ять всі імена, дати
the words had been on his tongue — ці слова ( вже) готові були зірватися у нього з язика /з уст/; to wag ones tongue молоти язиком
to set tongues wag-ging — викликати товчи, дати привід для пліток
to find ones tongue — знайти дар мови, знову заговорити
to have lost ones tongue — мовчати, втратити дар мови, проковтнути язика
to hold ones tongue, to keep ones tongue between ones teeth — тримати язик за зубами, мовчати
hold your tongue while Im speaking — притримуй язик, коли я говорю
to keep a watch on ones tongue — стежити за своєю мовою, не говорити зайвого
he could have bitten off his tongue for having told his secret — він готовий був відкусити собі язик через те, що проговорився
to loose smb s tongue — розв'язати язик кому-н.
to tie smb s tongue — примусити кого-н. мовчати, не давати кому-н. говорити
his tongue glued itself to the roof of his mouth — у нього язик прилип до гортані, він нічого сказати не може
his tongue failed him — у нього віднялася мова, він позбувся дару мови
ones tongue runs before ones wit s — спершу говорити, а потім думати
to give /to throw/ tongue — подавати голос ( про собаку); голосно говорити, кричати; висловлюватися
to have /to speak with, to put/ (ones) tongue in (ones) cheek — говорити нещиро; говорити глузливо /лукаво, іронічно/; he speaks with tongue in cheek його слова не можна сприймати серйозно; він вас обдурює
to oil ones tongue — лестити; виголошувати єлейні промови
to keep a civil tongue in ones head — бути ввічливим /чемним/; уникати грубощів
to keep a still tongue in ones head — мовчати, відрізнятися мовчазливістю
to have ones tongue hanging out — хотіти пити; чекати (чого-н.); [див. 1]; his tongue is too long for his teeth y нього дуже довгий язик
a honey tongue, a heart of gall — = на вустах мед а в серці лід м'яко стелить, та жорстко спати
the tongue is not steel, yet it cuts, the tongue is sharper than any sword — прис. = не ножа бійся, а мови; злі язики страшніші за пістолет
the tongue of idle persons is never idle — прис. = за неробу мова працює
IIhe knows much who knows how to hold his tongue — прис. багато знає той, хто вміє мовчати; = мовчання -золото
1) υl. трогать языкам; лизать; cпeц. снабжать языком или язычком2) разговарить, болтатьto tongue it all day long — проболтать весь день; уст. говорить, произносить; icт. ругать, поносить
3) выдаваться, врезаться ( о песчаной косе); выбрасывать языки пламени4) мyз. модулировать5) стр. сполучати в шпунт -
14 _лихослів'я; плітки; зловтіха; наклеп
curses like chickens come to roost the dogs bark, but the caravan goes on don't speak ill of yourself; others will do it for you fling dirt enough and some will stick give a dog a bad name and hang him gossip is the lifeblood of society gossiping and lying go hand in hand the greater the truth, the greater the libel slander flings stones at itself slander's sting is sharper than a sword the tale hearer is as bad as the tale bearer a tattler is worse than a thief towers are measured by their shadows and great men by their slanderers vanity backbites more than malice wherever there is a woman, there is gossip who chatters to you, will chatter of youEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > _лихослів'я; плітки; зловтіха; наклеп
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15 _різне
aim at the stars, but keep your feet on the ground all are not thieves that dogs bark at all cats are grey in the dark all roads lead to Rome always lend a helping hand among the blind the one-eyed man is king as the days grow longer, the storms are stronger at a round table, there is no dispute of place a bad excuse is better than none a bad vessel is seldom broken be just before you're generous be just to all, but trust not all the best things come in small packages the best way to resist temptation is to give in to it better alone than in bad company better an empty house than a bad tenant better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion better ride an ass that carries me than a horse that throws me better to beg than to steal, but better to work than to beg better a tooth out than always aching between two stools one goes to the ground a bird may be known by its flight a bird never flew on one wing a bit in the morning is better than nothing all day a bleating sheep loses a bite a blind man would be glad to see a blind man needs no looking glass bread always falls buttered side down a burden which one chooses is not felt butter to butter is no relish cast no dirt in the well that gives you water the chain is no stronger than its weakest link a change is as good as a rest Christmas comes but once a year circumstances after cases cleanliness is next to godliness the cobbler's wife is the worst shod a cold hand, a warm heart comparisons are odious consistency is a jewel consideration is half of conversation a creaking door hangs long on its hinges desperate diseases must have desperate remedies the devil looks after his own diamond cut diamond dirt shows the quickest on the cleanest cotton discontent is the first step in progress do as you would be done by dog does not eat dog a dog that will fetch a bone will carry a bone a dog will not cry if you beat him with a bone do not spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar do not throw pearls before swine do your best and leave the rest with God do your duty and be afraid of none don't be a yes-man don't cut off your nose to spite your face don't drown yourself to save a drowning man don't look a gift horse in the mouth don't spur a willing horse don't strike a man when he is down don't swap the witch for the devil eagles don't catch flies eagles fly alone, but sheep flock together the English are a nation of shopkeepers even a stopped clock is right twice a day every cock sings in his own way every fish that escapes seems greater than it is every man is a pilot in a calm sea every medal has its reverse side every thing comes to a man who does not need it every tub smells of the wine it holds evil communications corrupt good manners the exception proves the rule exchange is no robbery extremes meet facts are stubborn things familiarity breeds contempt fast bind, fast find fields have eyes, and woods have ears fight fire with fire figure on the worst but hope for the best fingers were made before forks the fire which lights us at a distance will burn us when near the first shall be last and the last, first follow your own star forbearance is no acquittance the fox knows much, but more he that catches him from the day you were born till you ride in a hearse, there's nothing so bad but it might have been worse from the sweetest wine, the tartest vinegar fruit is golden in the morning, silver at noon, and lead at night gambling is the son of avarice and the father of despair the game is not worth the candles a gentleman never makes any noise the gift bringer always finds an open door the giver makes the gift precious a good horse cannot be of a bad colour a good tale is none the worse for being twice told good riddance to bad rubbish the greatest right in the world is the right to be wrong the half is more than the whole half a loaf is better than no bread half an orange tastes as sweet as a whole one hawk will not pick out hawk's eyes the heart has arguments with which the understanding is unacquainted he may well swim that is held up by the chin he that doesn't respect, isn't respected he that lies down with dogs must rise with fleas he that would live at peace and rest must hear and see and say the best he who is absent is always in the wrong he who follows is always behind the higher the climb, the broader the view history is a fable agreed upon hitch your wagon to a star the ideal we embrace is our better self if a bee didn't have a sting, he couldn't keep his honey if a sheep loops the dyke, all the rest will follow I fear Greeks even when bringing gifts if each would sweep before his own door, we should have a clean city if the cap fits, wear it if the mountain will not come to Mohammed, Mohammed must go to the mountain if you cannot bite, never show your teeth if you cannot have the best, make the best of what you have if you cannot speak well of a person, don't speak of him at all if you leave your umbrella at home, it is sure to rain if you wish to see the best in others, show the best of yourself ill news travels fast ill weeds grow apace an inch breaks no square it always pays to be a gentleman it costs nothing to ask it is easier to descend than ascend it is easier to pull down than to build up it is good fishing in troubled waters it is idle to swallow the cow and choke on the tail it is the last straw that breaks the camel's back it is sometimes best to burn your bridges behind you it is well to leave off playing when the game is at the best it is not clever to gamble, but to stop playing it's a small world it takes all sorts to make a world it takes a thief to catch a thief jealousy is a green-eyed monster jealousy is a proof of self-love keep a dress seven years and it will come back into style keep no more cats than will catch mice kindle not a fire that you cannot extinguish kissing goes by favor jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today a joy that's shared is a joy made double justice is blind lay not the load on the lame horse learn to creep before you leap let the cock crow or not, the day will come the longest road is sometimes the shortest way home lookers-on see most of the game man does not live by bread alone many are called but few are chosen many go out for wool and come home shorn many stumble at a straw and leap over a block men cease to interest us when we find their limitations a misty morn may have a fine day the mob has many heads but no brains the moon is not seen when the sun shines the more the merrier mountain has brought forth a mouse much water runs by the mill that the miller knows not of name not a halter in his house that hanged himself the nearer the bone, the sweeter the meat never be the first by whom the new is tried nor yet the last to lay the old aside never do anything yourself you can get somebody else to do never is a long time never let your left hand know what your right hand is doing never make a bargain with the devil on a dark day never quarrel with your bread and butter never tell tales out of school a nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse no joy without alloy no man is a hero to his valet no mud can soil us but the mud we throw no names, no pack-drill no news good news no one but the wearer knows where the shoe pinches none is so blind as they who will not see none of us is perfect nothing is certain but the unforeseen nothing is easy to the unwilling nothing is so good but it might have been better nothing is stolen without hands nothing new under the sun nothing seems quite as good as new after being broken an old poacher makes the best keeper once is no rule one dog barks at nothing, the rest bark at him one good turn deserves another one half of the world does not know how the other half lives one hand washes the other one man's meat is another man's poison one picture is worth ten thousand words one volunteer is worth two pressed men one whip is good enough for a good horse; for a bad one, not a thousand opposites attract each other the orange that is squeezed too hard yields a bitter juice other people's burdens killed the ass out of the mire into the swamp painted flowers have no scent paper is patient: you can put anything on it people condemn what they do not understand pigs might fly the pitcher goes often to the well please ever; tease never plenty is no plague the porcupine, whom one must handle gloved, may be respected but is never loved the proof of the pudding is in the eating the remedy is worse than the disease reopen not the wounds once healed a rolling stone gathers no moss the rotten apple injures its neighbors scratch my back and I shall scratch yours the sea refuses no river seize what is highest and you will possess what is in between seldom seen, soon forgotten silence scandal by scandal the sharper the storm, the sooner it's over the sheep who talks peace with a wolf will soon be mutton since we cannot get what we like, let us like what we can get small faults indulged in are little thieves that let in greater solitude is at times the best society some people are too mean for heaven and too good for hell the soul of a man is a garden where, as he sows, so shall he reap sour grapes can never make sweet wine sow a thought and reap an act the sow loves bran better than roses a stick is quickly found to beat a dog with still waters run deep stoop low and it will save you many a bump through life a straw shows which way the wind blows a stream cannot rise above its source the style is the man the sun loses nothing by shining into a puddle the sun shines on all the world the sun will shine down our street too sunday plans never stand suspicion may be no fault, but showing it may be a great one sweetest nuts have the hardest shells the tail cannot shake the dog take things as they are, not as you'd have them tastes differ there are more ways of killing a dog than hanging it there is always room at the top there is life in the old dog yet there is no rose without a thorn there is small choice in rotten apples there is truth in wine there's as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it they need much whom nothing will content they that dance must pay the fiddler they walk with speed who walk alone those who hide can find three removals are as bad as a fire to the pure all things are pure to work hard, live hard, die hard, and go to hell after all would be hard indeed too far east is west translation is at best an echo a tree is known by its fruit a tree often transplanted neither grows nor thrives two can play at that game two dogs over one bone seldom agree venture a small fish to catch a great one the voice with a smile always wins wear my shoes and you'll know where they pitch we weep when we are born, not when we die what can you have of a cat but her skin what can't be cured must be endured what matters to a blind man that his father could see what you lose on the swings, you gain on the roundabouts when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail when a dog is drowning, everyone offers him drink when in doubt, do nowt when interest is lost, memory is lost when a man lays the foundation of his own ruin, others will build on it when a river does not make a noise, it is either empty or very full when the devil is dead, he never lacks a chief mourner when two ride on one horse one must sit behind where bees are, there is honey where it is weakest, there the thread breaks who seeks what he should not finds what he would not why keep a dog and bark yourself? a wonder lasts but nine days the worth of a thing is best known by its want the world is a ladder for some to go up and some down would you persuade, speak of interest, not of reason you buy land, you buy stones; you buy meat, you buy bones you can take a horse to the water, but you cannot make him drink you can tell the day by the morning you cannot lose what you never had you cannot touch pitch and not be defiled you can't put new wine in old bottles you can't 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actions speak louder than words better ask, than go astray better the foot slip than the tongue better one word in time than two afterwards brevity is the soul of wit by work you get money, by talk you get knowledge easier said than done empty vessels make the greatest sound fine words butter no parsnips fine words dress ill deeds first think, then speak a flow of words is no proof of wisdom a fool is known by his conversation a good tongue is a good weapon a good word costs no more than a bad one great barkers are no biters great cry and little wool a great talker may be no fool, but he is one that relies on him great talkers are like broken pitchers: everything runs out of them great talkers are little doers hard words break no bones he that talks much errs much he that talks much lies much he who says little may be a fool or a genius he who says what he likes shall hear what he does not like hear much, speak little hold your tongue an honest man's word is as good as his bond if your swear you will catch no fish immodest words are in all cases indefensible it is not with saying "honey, honey" that sweetness comes into the mouth a kind word goes a long way least said, soonest mended let not your tongue cut your throat a man never becomes an orator if he has anything to say a man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds many speak much who cannot speak well many a truth is spoken is jest more have repented speech than silence much ado about nothing never answer a question until it is asked no sooner said than done one tongue is enough for two women out of the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks pleasant words are valued but do not cost much the pen is mightier than the sword pigs grunt about everything and nothing say little but think more say little; write less; print least silly question, silly answer speak of angels and they flap their wings speak when you are spoken to; come when you are called speech is silver(n), silence is golden speech is the gift of all but the thought of few speech was given a man to conceal his thoughts a still tongue makes a wise head ten measures of talk were sent down from heaven, and women took nine it is not every question that deserves an answer the tongue always returns to the sore tooth the tongue is not steel but it cuts the tongue is the only tool that grows sharper with use an unkind word is better left unspoken what is writ is writ a woman fights with her tongue a woman's hair is long, but her tongue is longer a word before is worth two behind a word spoken is past recalling a word to the wise is sufficient words and deeds are not weighed in the same balance words are but wind words are the wise man's counters and the fool's money words cut more than swords words pay no debts the worst wheel of the cart makes the most noise wounds made by words are hard to heal you are master of the unspoken word; the spoken word is master of youEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > _слово; сила слова
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17 a woman's tongue is the only sharp-edged tool that grows keener with (constant) use
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > a woman's tongue is the only sharp-edged tool that grows keener with (constant) use
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18 a woman's tongue is the only sharp-edged tool that grows keener with constant use
var: the tongue is the only tool that grows sharper with usesyn: a woman's strength is in her tongueязик жінки – єдиний обоюдогострий інструмент, який стає ще гострішим від використанняEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > a woman's tongue is the only sharp-edged tool that grows keener with constant use
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Sharper — Sharp er, n. A person who bargains closely, especially, one who cheats in bargains; a swinder; also, a cheating gamester. [1913 Webster] Sharpers, as pikes, prey upon their own kind. L Estrange. [1913 Webster] Syn: Swindler; cheat; deceiver;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sharper — index bettor Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
sharper — [shär′pər] n. a person, esp. a gambler, who is dishonest in dealing with others; cheat; swindler … English World dictionary
Sharper — A sharper is an older term, common since the seventeenth century, for thieves who use trickery to part an owner with his or her money possessions. Sharpers vary from what we now call con men by virtue of the simplicity of their cons, which often… … Wikipedia
Sharper — Sharp Sharp, a. [Compar. {Sharper}; superl. {Sharpest}.] [OE. sharp, scharp, scarp, AS. scearp; akin to OS. skarp, LG. scharp, D. scherp, G. scharf, Dan. & Sw. skarp, Icel. skarpr. Cf. {Escarp}, {Scrape}, {Scorpion}.] 1. Having a very thin edge… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sharper — Ths unusual name is of Anglo Saxon origin and is a variant of the nickname surname Sharp or Sharpe . The name was applied to someone considered to be sharp, quick or smart , and derives from the Olde English pre 7th Century word scearp , sharp,… … Surnames reference
sharper — sharp·er || ʃɑrpÉ™r /ʃɑËpÉ™ n. swindler, cheater; professional gambler ʃɑrp /ʃɑËp n. something sharp; sewing needle; sharper; swindler, cheater; professional gambler; musical tone half a step higher than a given note; mark indicating… … English contemporary dictionary
sharper — noun Date: 1681 cheat, swindler; especially a cheating gambler … New Collegiate Dictionary
sharper — /shahr peuhr/, n. 1. a shrewd swindler. 2. a professional gambler. Also, sharpie. [1560 70; SHARP + ER1] * * * … Universalium
sharper — noun a swindler; a cheat; a professional gambler who makes his living by cheating. Syn: chiseler, spiv … Wiktionary
sharper — Synonyms and related words: adventurer, betting ring, bettor, boneshaker, bunco artist, bunco steerer, cardshark, cardsharp, cardsharper, carpetbagger, cheat, compulsive gambler, con artist, con man, confidence man, crap shooter, crimp, defrauder … Moby Thesaurus