Noun: card shark
- A professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games
"The casino was on high alert for card sharks trying to manipulate the games";
- cardsharp, card sharp, cardsharper, card sharper, sharper, sharpie [informal], sharpy [informal]
Derived forms: card sharks
Type of: card player, chiseler [US, informal], chiseller [Brit, Cdn, informal], defrauder, gouger [N. Amer, informal], grifter [N. Amer, informal], scammer, swindler
Encyclopedia: Card shark