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card shark 

One who is very proficient at card games.
Don't play him, he's a card shark.
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...
card shark by Majuju July 9, 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!
card shark by Neil D July 8, 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.
card shark 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
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!
Race card shark by I, Wreckerrr March 31, 2021
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