sharpie Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an alert and energetic person
    sharpy; eager beaver; busy bee; live wire.
  2. noun a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games
    card sharper; sharpy; sharper; card shark; cardsharp; cardsharper; card sharp.
  3. noun a pen with indelible ink that will write on any surface
  4. noun a shallow-draft sailboat with a sharp prow, flat bottom, and triangular sail; formerly used along the northern Atlantic coast of the United States

WordNet

Sharp"ie noun
Definitions
  1. (Naut.) 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. Local, U.S.

Webster 1913