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Sharpie

A long, sharp, flat-bottomed boat, with one or two masts carrying a triangular sail. They are often called Fair Haven sharpies, after the place on the coast of Connecticut where they originated.

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Actor 76% connected

One who acts, or takes part in any affair; a doer.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Defrauder 76% connected

One who defrauds; a cheat; an embezzler; a peculator.

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Doer 76% connected

One who does; one performs or executes; one who is wont and ready to act; an actor; an agent.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Gouger 76% connected

See Plum Gouger.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Pen 76% connected

A feather.

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Sailboat 76% connected

A boat propelled by a sail or sails.

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Swindler 76% connected

One who swindles, or defrauds grossly; one who makes a practice of defrauding others by imposition or deliberate artifice; a cheat.

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Worker 76% connected

One who, or that which, works; a laborer; a performer; as, a worker in brass.

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Goffer 76% connected

To plait, flute, or crimp. See Gauffer.

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Gopher 76% connected

One of several North American burrowing rodents of the genera Geomys and Thomomys, of the family Geomyidae; -- called also pocket gopher and pouched…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Sharper 92% connected

A person who bargains closely, especially, one who cheats in bargains; a swinder; also, a cheating gamester.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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