shark

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. dogfish, hammerhead, etc.; sharper, swindler; slang, expert.

See animal, stealing.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

1. [Fish].

Kinds of sharks include: whale, basking, mako, angel, blue, man-eating, hammerhead, thresher, mackerel, gray, dog, bonnethead, shovelhead, dusky, Port Jackson, sharp-nose, spinous, Great white, sand, nurse, sleeper, tiger; see also fish .

2. [A con artist]

Syn. swindler, cheat, flimflam artist.

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.

1. marine animal fish, predator, *eating machine, man-eater, thresher, great white shark, tiger shark, hammerhead, dogfish, basking shark.

2. swindler cheat, *con man, chiseler, *rip-off artist, crook, *flimflam man.

3. expert *crackerjack, *ace, professional, *hotshot.