sharpy

One who cons

A sharpy is a shrewd, cunning person—someone who operates by their wits, often at the edges of honesty.

The word typically suggests someone skilled at deception or manipulation: card sharps, con artists, or aggressive salespeople.

Don't let those sharpies at the dealership talk you into extras you don't need.

Also spelled sharpie or sharper.

swindler

con-artist

Professional fraud perpetrator

  • hustlerAggressive, unscrupulous earner
  • cheatAct dishonestly to win
  • grifterPetty fraud perpetrator

scammer · trickster · fraud · cardsharp · flimflam · schemer · deceiver · operator · slick · smooth-talker

boat

sailboat

Wind-propelled watercraft

  • dinghySmall auxiliary watercraft
  • racingSpeed competition sport
  • regattaOrganized boat racing event

centerboard · mainsail · jib · tiller · hull · rigging · sailing · yacht · skiff · crew

needle

sewing

Craft with needle and thread

inject · syringe · pin · quill · spine · thorn · point · tattoo · embroidery · darning

Opposites
cunning and deception

sharpystraight shooter

Forthright, blunt person

honest broker · straight arrow

shrewdness and sophistication

sharpysucker

Easily fooled person

mark · dupe · pigeon · patsy · easy mark

predator-prey dynamic

sharpyvictim

One harmed by another

mark · target · prey · fall guy · stooge

Phrases
Family

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

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G