Synonyms for shark

Most common

hustler · shyster · poolshark

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   Any predatory fish of the superorder Selachimorpha, with a cartilaginous skeleton and 5 to 7 gill slits on each side of its head.

Related words

Phrases

rainbow shark card shark great white shark loan shark shark bait bala shark fox shark iridescent shark

Forms

Plural

sharks → frauds, shysters, hustlers, cheats…

Example sentences

• hustler Capitalism makes everyone a hustler.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

haye¹

5 letters

fraud¹, cheat¹

7 letters

sharper², hustler³, shyster²

9 letters

poolshark

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sharper² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

requin

Italiano

pescecane

Deutsch

Hai

Català

tauró