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Card shark vs. Cardsharp
Card shark
/kɑrd ʃɑrk/Examples:
Spotting a card shark at the casino is no easy feat.Rumors spread that she was the best card shark in town.He learned all the tricks to become a renowned card shark.
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Cardsharp
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The sly cardsharp tricked everyone at the casino.His reputation as a cardsharp kept players on edge.Police suspected him of being a notorious cardsharp.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Both card shark and cardsharp describe someone proficient or skillful in card games.
- The term card shark typically implies someone highly skilled, possibly with negative connotations of cheating.
- Cardsharp is more explicitly associated with cheating or swindling in card games.
- Remember shark as being adept as a shark in water, skillful yet possibly predatory.
- Sharp, as in smart, highlights the cleverness, often with the implication of deceit.
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