sharper
ठग
definition
noun
For the gamblers, sharpers , and confidence men who exploited the wilder side of Gilded Age America, that critique required a fair amount of self-denial (especially coming from Barnum, himself a master of the con).
a swindler, especially at cards.
adjective
cut the cake with a very sharp knife
(of an object) having an edge or point that is able to cut or pierce something.
a sharp pencil
tapering to a point or edge.
translation of 'sharper'
छली,
धोखा देने वाला
noun
कपटी,
धोखेबाज़,
ठग,
धूर्त
example
He called his throw ‘the old Army Blanket Roll ‘and it was widely used by 'sharpers' among the Servicemen in World War II and, afterwards, on the back streets and in the illegal casinos in New York City and elsewhere.
The Woodleys, on the other hand, are being deliberately led to their ruin by a pair of 'sharpers' , who place Lady Mary in moral as well as financial danger.
For the gamblers, 'sharpers' , and confidence men who exploited the wilder side of Gilded Age America, that critique required a fair amount of self-denial (especially coming from Barnum, himself a master of the con).
You see, I knew something of his ways, and I was aware of that part of the mechanism which he and all such 'sharpers' use consists of an elastic down the arm with a clip just above the wrist.
He publicly aired his opposition to the plan, saying it would turn the road over to 'sharpers' .
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