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SHARPIE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A shallow-draft sailboat with a sharp prow, flat bottom, and triangular sail; formerly used along the northern Atlantic coast of the United States
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("sharpie" is a kind of...):
sailboat; sailing boat (a small sailing vessel; usually with a single mast)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A pen with indelible ink that will write on any surface
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("Sharpie" is a kind of...):
pen (a writing implement with a point from which ink flows)
trademark (a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games
Synonyms:
card shark; card sharp; card sharper; cardsharp; cardsharper; sharper; sharpie; sharpy
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("sharpie" is a kind of...):
card player (someone who plays (or knows how to play) card games)
chiseler; chiseller; defrauder; gouger; grifter; scammer; swindler (a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud)
Sense 4
Meaning:
An alert and energetic person
Synonyms:
busy bee; eager beaver; live wire; sharpie; sharpy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("sharpie" is a kind of...):
actor; doer; worker (a person who acts and gets things done)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sharpie"):
goffer; gopher (a zealously energetic person (especially a salesman))
