card shark
noun
plural card sharks also cardsharks
: a person who makes money by cheating at card games : card sharp
A former Russian interior minister … described him to a television interviewer in 1999 as a petty crook and card shark, known for bilking travelers and soldiers at Sochi, the Soviet Black Sea resort.—
John Tagliabue and Steven Lee Myers
John Tagliabue and Steven Lee Myers
also
: a skilled card player
At a time when children's schedules are packed and digital distractions are everywhere, youthful card sharks are increasingly rare. "A whole generation of consumers didn't learn to play cards the way an entire prior generation did," says P.J. Katien, vice president, sales and marketing, for the U.S. Playing Card Co. … —Sue Shellenbarger
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This pack of leftovers also boasts Channing Tatum as Gambit, a supernatural card shark whose greatest adversary was Fox’s greenlight committee.
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Matt Donnelly, Variety, 30 July 2024
Soon Youssef has a new girlfriend, Stephanie (Zoé Marchal), a card shark with a crypto fortune.
—Robert Daniels, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2024
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“Card shark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/card%20shark. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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