Shark (musician)
WordNet
noun
(1) Any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
(2) A person who is unusually skilled in certain ways
"A card shark"
(3) A person who is ruthless and greedy and dishonest
verb
(4) Hunt shark
(5) Play the shark; act with trickery
WiktionaryText
Etymology
As a scaleless fish, the word is first attested in the 1560s, with uncertain origin. Other definitions were most likely derived from it. Although many etymology have been offered ranging from Maya to German , none has been widely accepted. http://www.languagehat.com/archives/002843.php
Noun
- A scaleless fish of the superorder Selachimorpha, with a cartilaginous skeleton that has 5 to 7 gill slits on each side of its head.
- A sleazy and amoral lawyer; an ambulance chaser.
- A relentless and resolute person or group, especially in business.
- A very good pool player.
- A person who feigns ineptitude to win money from others.
Usage notes
- The use of the term by people unfamiliar with pool is rarely well perceived by experienced players.
See also
- dogfish
- hammerhead
- porbeagle
- smooth-hound
- thresher
- white pointer