noun
- a person who preys on others through deception or exploitation
- a person who lives by their wits, often through questionable means
Usage: informal
Usage: informal; dated
Examples
- The old sharker convinced tourists to buy fake jewelry.
- He was known as a sharker who would take advantage of anyone.
- The casino was full of sharkers looking for easy marks.
- She warned her friend about the sharker trying to sell him a broken car.
- The neighborhood sharker was always running some kind of scam.
- Police arrested the sharker for running a fake charity.