sharpie

• Substantiv mit mehreren Bedeutungen: bezeichnet einen wachsamen, energischen und gerissenen Menschen, einen professionellen Karten- oder Glücksspieler, der betrügt, oder einen kleinen, flachgehenden Segelboottyp mit scharfem Bug und Dreieckssegel, der historisch an der Nordatlantikküste der USA genutzt wurde.

A noun with multiple meanings: it can refer to an alert and energetic person, a professional card player who cheats, or a type of shallow-draft sailboat with a sharp prow and triangular sail, historically used along the northern Atlantic coast of the United States.

1. Alert and energetic personB2informal

   A person who is very alert, clever, and full of energy.

   Aufgeweckter, schlauer Mensch

   • He's a real sharpie when it comes to solving puzzles.
   • The new intern is a sharpie who catches on quickly.
   • She's a sharpie in negotiations, always one step ahead.

   Synonymedynamofireballgo-getterlive wire

2. Professional card cheatC1informal

   A professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games.

   Falschspieler

   • The casino banned him for being a known sharpie.
   • He was a sharpie who could deal from the bottom of the deck.
   • The old gambler was rumored to be a sharpie.

   Synonymecard sharkcard sharpcardsharphustlersharp

3. Type of sailboatC2formalamerican

   A shallow-draft sailboat with a sharp prow, flat bottom, and triangular sail, formerly used along the northern Atlantic coast of the United States.

   Typ des Segelboots

   • The fisherman sailed his sharpie along the coast.
   • Sharpies were common in the Chesapeake Bay for oyster dredging.
   • The museum displayed a restored 19th-century sharpie.