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I suspect card shark has bled over from loan shark or some other term like that
I suspect card shark has bled over from loan shark or some other term like that
Pool shark perhaps?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pool_shark https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pool_shark
I think that term (shark vs. the original sharp) got popular due to a TV game show by the name "Card Sharks".