Sharpe

Pointed family name

Sharpe is a surname, most notably associated with the fictional British soldier Richard Sharpe, hero of Bernard Cornwell's historical novels set during the Napoleonic Wars.

The character, a rifleman who rises from the ranks, has appeared in numerous books and a television series: I'm rereading the Sharpe novels. (Lowercase sharp is the adjective.)

TV-series

Cornwell

HarperString instrument player
riflemanArmed soldier or NZ bird
redcoatBritish soldier, colonial era

Sean Bean · Napoleonic · Wellington · regiment · infantry · cavalry · musket · battlefield · siege · tactics

spelling

variant

Differing form of something

edgeBoundary or sharpness
keennessSharpness of perception
pointedTapering to a tip

blade · acute · cutting · incisive · honed

surname

genealogy

Study of family descent

ancestryFamily line of descent
familyRelated people together
heritageInherited cultural legacy

lineage · patronymic · descendants · relatives · last name · identity · British · English · Welsh · Scottish

Opposites

fictional military protagonists

SharpeDoyle

Gaelic-origin family name

Doolittle · Poirot · Reacher · Dodd

napoleonic allegiance

French emperor, military genius

spelling convention

Sharpestandard spelling

Agreed-upon word forms

Phrases

pencil sharpenerTool for honing writing instruments
sharp teethPointed dental structures
sharp painAcute bodily distress
sharp turnsAbrupt directional changes
sharp edgeHoned cutting surface
card sharpProfessional gambling cheater

Family

sharp, sharpen, sharpened, sharpening, sharpener, sharply, sharpness, sharper, sharpest

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