shark

/ʃɑːk/ · noun

Meaning

A scaleless, predatory fish of the superorder Selachimorpha, with a cartilaginous skeleton and 5 to 7 gill slits on each side of its head.
To fish for sharks.
Someone who exploits others, for example by trickery, lies, usury, extortion.
A sleazy and amoral lawyer
An ambulance chaser.
A relentless and resolute person or group, especially in business.
A very good poker or pool player. Compare fish (a bad poker player).
A person who feigns ineptitude to win money from others.
To steal or obtain through fraud.
To play the petty thief; to practice fraud or trickery; to swindle.
To live by shifts and stratagems.
To pick or gather indiscriminately or covertly.

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