card-sharp

Would a man allow himself to be called a card-sharp rather than have it known that the Prince had done something of which many people might disapprove?

Watershed 2010

In the TV ad for the movie 21, the announcer says, as if it's a terrific, exciting piece of news, "Entertainment Weekly calls it 'a card-sharp thriller. '"

Jeff Dorchen: A Card-Sharp Thriller, Huh? You Get Paid for This? 2008

The electronic voting machines are to democracy as a card-sharp with a stacked deck is to the spirit of “playing a little game of chance with a bet to make it interesting.”

Pondering America's Greatest Shame 2008

Even in the context of the actual review the quote was culled from, it's clear the reviewer means "card-sharp thriller" as a description of a sub-genre of thrillers.

Jeff Dorchen: A Card-Sharp Thriller, Huh? You Get Paid for This? 2008

I remarked that I could not see Prince Lobkowitz as a card-sharp.

The Skrayling Tree Moorcock, Michael, 1939- 2003

Would a man allow himself to be called a card-sharp rather than have it known that the Prince had done something of which many people might disapprove?

Flashman And The Tiger Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1999

"Draw your revolver!" commanded Harris, sternly, having an eye on the card-sharp at the same time, "Come! don't be all night about it!"

Deadwood Dick, The Prince of the Road or, The Black Rider of the Black Hills Edward L. Wheeler

Looking at his finger-nails he also looked into the mirror, which gave a complete view of the card-sharp, as he sat at the table.

Deadwood Dick, The Prince of the Road or, The Black Rider of the Black Hills Edward L. Wheeler

Redburn grew very pale, but not paler was he than the card-sharp just opposite.

Deadwood Dick, The Prince of the Road or, The Black Rider of the Black Hills Edward L. Wheeler

Jim was trying to be a "gentleman," but the word "liar" from the lips of a card-sharp had pierced the thin veneer that a few months of sophisticated environment had brought about, and scratched into the coarser material beneath.

Colorado Jim George Goodchild