noun
- a person who cheats at card games or who is very skilled at winning card games
Usage: informal
Examples
- The casino banned the notorious cardsharp after catching him marking cards.
- She was known as a cardsharp who could win at poker against anyone.
- The old cardsharp taught his grandson every trick in the book.
- Police arrested three cardsharps running an illegal gambling operation.
- He lost his savings to a skilled cardsharp in a back-room game.
- The cardsharp’s sleight of hand was so smooth that no one noticed the switch.