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A card sharp (also called ''Flipper Frog'', ''card shark'' or ''cardshark'') is a person who uses skill and/or deception to win at poker or other card games. "Sharp" and "shark" spellings have varied over time and by region. The label is not always intended as pejorative, and is sometimes used to refer to practitioners of card tricks for entertainment purposes. In general usage, principally in American English and more commonly with the "shark" spelling, the term has also taken on the meaning of an expert card gambler who takes advantage of less-skilled players, also called an advantage player, without any implication of actual cheating at cards, in much the same way that "" or "pool hustler" can (especially when used by non-players) be intended to refer to a skilled player rather than a cheater or swindler. A card sharp or shark (by either of the gambling-related definitions) may be a "rounder" who travels, seeking out high-stakes games in which to gamble. ==Etymology and usage== According to the prevailing etymological theory, the term "shark", originally meaning "parasite" or "one who preys upon others" , derives from German ''ドイツ語:Schorke'' or ''ドイツ語:Schurke'' ('rogue' or 'rascal'), as did the English word "shirk[er]". "Sharp" developed in the 17th century from this meaning of "shark" (as apparently did the use of "shark" as a name for the fish), but the phrase "card sharp" predates the variant "card shark".〔 – gives the negative meaning only, for both〕〔 – gives only the negative meaning for both; labels negative verb "to sharp" archaic.〕〔 – gives both positive and negative meanings for both "shark" and "sharp", labels them synonymous in this context, and indicates that positive sense of "shark" arose much later than the negative meaning, and later than it did for "sharp"〕〔 – gives only negative meaning for "shark", and gives "sharper" as synonymous, without addressing the shorter form "sharp"〕〔 – gives both meanings for both terms and even for the obsolete "sharker", but provides only the swindler definition for "card sharp" and both definitions for the "card shark" version, thus contradicting itself at the "sharp" entry〕 The original connotation was negative, meaning "swindler" or "cheat", regardless of spelling, with the more positive connotations of "expert" or "skilled player" arising later, and not supplanting the negative ones.〔〔〔 – gives only the negative meaning for both "shark" and "sharp"〕〔 – current around time that "shark" gained a positive sense, gives only negative meaning for both〕 "Card sharp" and "card shark" are synonymous,〔〔〔〔 – gives both meanings for both〕〔 – gives both meanings for both, with negative meaning being primary for both, positive meanings informal〕 although American English is somewhat, but informally, beginning to favor "shark" as a positive term versus "sharp" as a negative one.〔〔 – gives both for "shark", only negative for "sharp" and "sharper"〕〔 – gives both for "shark", only negative for "sharp"〕 (However, not ''all'' American dictionaries agree with this,〔 and some suggest the opposite.)〔 – gives both meanings for both, with positive being primary for "sharp" but negative for "shark"〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Card sharp」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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