sharpie

/ˈʃɑrpi/
/ˈʃɑpi/
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Definitions of sharpie
  1. noun
    a shallow-draft sailboat with a sharp prow, flat bottom, and triangular sail; formerly used along the northern Atlantic coast of the United States
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    type of:
    sailboat, sailing boat
    a small sailing vessel; usually with a single mast
  2. noun
    an alert and energetic person
    synonyms: busy bee, dynamo, eager beaver, live wire, sharpy
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    types:
    goffer, gopher
    a person who energetically completes tasks for another person (especially an assistant or salesperson)
    type of:
    actor, doer, worker
    a person who acts and gets things done
  3. noun
    a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games
    synonyms: card shark, card sharp, card sharper, cardsharp, cardsharper, sharper, sharpy
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    type of:
    card player
    someone who plays (or knows how to play) card games
    chiseler, chiseller, defrauder, gouger, grifter, scammer, swindler
    a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud
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