sharky
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈʃɑrki/
- Offensive
- In the high-stakes poker game, he was known as a sharky because he always found ways to cheat the other players.
Examples
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That's why Roy calls it Sharky.
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I'm still a sharky!
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Hey, little sleepy sharky.
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I'm a seal-eating sharky!
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Section four started out sharky, but we managed to tally two keepers, bringing our total to 15 for four sections—not bad.
Fiction book (1999) -
Apes and chimpanzees are not good swimmers, so it would only be a matter of time before Mr. Sharky came and feasted upon the poor ape as he was gasping for his last breath.
Blog text (12) -
The new investor seemed like a sharky dealer, taking advantage of inexperienced entrepreneurs with his clever tricks.
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Everyone warned me about his sharky business practices, so I decided not to partner with him.
Synonyms
153
3.9
A dishonest person who cheats or steals
112
2.6
A person who breaks the rules or lies to get an advantage
91
7.9
A person who uses skill and cheating to get money from others
55
2.6
A person who acts dishonestly to gain an unfair advantage
51
6.5
A person who behaves dishonestly and hurts others by lying or stealing
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6.0
A person who lies to or cheats others, often to have fun
15
5.4
A person who tricks people to take their money
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8.2
A person who is very good at playing cards and cheats to win
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9.2
A person who tricks others to get their money
1
8.8
A person who cheats at card games to win money
1
9.9
A person who cheats others to get money or things
1
8.5
A person who secretly tries to get an advantage by tricking others
1
7.8
A person who pushes hard to get the best business deals
Antonyms
How Predatory
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sharky as a noun comes from the idea of a shark as a predator and appears in phrases like loan shark and card shark, so a sharky person is someone who cheats or takes advantage of others.