(尤指在纸牌赌博中)靠手法、出千或欺骗来赢钱的人;老千;牌桌骗子。
(也常写作 card-sharper 或 cardsharp。)
He was caught as a cardsharper at the casino.
他在赌场被抓到是个出千的老千。
The novel portrays him as a charming cardsharper who preys on desperate gamblers and slips away before anyone can prove the trick.
小说把他刻画成一个很会蛊惑人心的牌桌骗子,专门盯上走投无路的赌徒,并在没人能证明他出千前就溜之大吉。
/ˈkɑrdˌʃɑrpər/
由 card(纸牌)+ sharper 构成。sharper 原意与 “sharp(精明、敏锐)” 有关,后来在英语口语里引申为“精明到狡猾、靠骗术牟利的人”,因此 cardsharper 就指在牌局中以欺诈手段获利的人。