[syn: cardsharp, card sharp, cardsharper, card sharper, sharper, sharpie, sharpy, card shark]
3. a pen with indelible ink that will write on any surface;
4. a shallow-draft sailboat with a sharp prow, flat bottom, and triangular sail; formerly used along the northern Atlantic coast of the United States;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Sharpie \Sharp"ie\, n. (Naut.)
A long, sharp, flat-bottomed boat, with one or two masts
carrying a triangular sail. They are often called Fair Haven
sharpies, after the place on the coast of Connecticut where
they originated. [Local, U.S.]
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
sharpie
n 1: an alert and energetic person [syn: eager beaver, busy
bee, live wire, sharpie, sharpy]
2: a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at
card games [syn: cardsharp, card sharp, cardsharper,
card sharper, sharper, sharpie, sharpy, card shark]
3: a pen with indelible ink that will write on any surface
4: a shallow-draft sailboat with a sharp prow, flat bottom, and
triangular sail; formerly used along the northern Atlantic
coast of the United States