card shark

a skilled card player (no longer is the word necessarily pejorative)

A card shark was strutting his stuff at the other table.

by The Return of LIght Joker March 04, 2009

card shark

One who is very proficient at card games.

Don't play him, he's a card shark.

by tradesman July 10, 2003

card shark

One who, through a combination of skill and conning tactics, is able to coerce card players into senses of false security, then easily defeat them and earn large amounts of money. Also known as card sharp. See wordpool shark/word

I lost $1200 to that card shark. And I thought I had the upper hand...

by Majuju July 09, 2003

card shark

A skilled competititor in the world of playing cards. I.e. Poker, Blackjack etc

Don't play Jim at Poker. He's a card shark!

by Neil D July 08, 2003

card shark

A person who is very good at playin cards; like poker, blackjack, etc. Many times they hustle you.

Yo, that mofucker over there is one bad card shark, dude.

by Dutch July 10, 2003

card shark

one who scams cards out of purses in order to feed his child

i watched him swim with the churchy and now he's the card shark

by pro noun brown October 18, 2003

Race card shark

This is someone who constantly uses race as a grievance to gain attention and power.

That princess is such a race card shark, worth millions but so oppressed!

by I, Wreckerrr March 31, 2021