Con and Shark

Con

Con noun - A person convicted as a criminal and serving a prison sentence.

Shark and con are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shark" instead a noun "Con".

Nearby Word: cony

Shark

Shark noun - A dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value.

Con and shark are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Con" instead the word "Shark" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: sharkskin, sharking

Both words in one sentence

  • Nose Tapping On Cheers, when resident con-artist Harry the Hat went up against a card-shark who had been fleecing Coach, the card-shark coerced Coach to help him, claiming that Harry was scamming them both.
    Source: Nose Tapping
  • On the other hand, many of the female victims were Jerkasses including a thief, a loan shark, a woman who pimped out younger girls, and several con artists.
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