Webster's 1828 Dictionary
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SH'ARPER, noun A shrewd man in making bargains; a tricking fellow; a cheat in bargaining or gaming.
Sharpers, as pikes, prey upon their own kind. L'Estrange.
SH'ARPER, noun A shrewd man in making bargains; a tricking fellow; a cheat in bargaining or gaming.
Sharpers, as pikes, prey upon their own kind. L'Estrange.