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Sharper vs Gue - What's the difference?

sharper | gue |

As nouns the difference between sharper and gue

is that sharper is (dated) a swindler; a cheat; a professional gambler who makes his living by cheating while gue is (shetland) a kind of fiddle or violin played on the shetland islands or gue can be (obsolete) a sharper; a rogue.

As an adjective sharper

is (sharp).

sharper

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (sharp)

    • Noun

    (wikipedia sharper) (en noun)
  • (dated) a swindler; a cheat; a professional gambler who makes his living by cheating.

    • Synonyms

    * chiseler * spiv

    Anagrams

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    gue

    English

    Etymology 1

    Origin uncertain, perhaps representing Old Norse .

    Alternative forms

    * gju * gu

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Shetland) A kind of fiddle or violin played on the Shetland Islands.

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A sharper; a rogue.
    • (Webster 1913) ----