| Pronunciation: | | 'skalpur
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[n] someone who buys something and resells it at a price far above the initial cost; "he got theater tickets through a scalper" |
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SCALPER is a 7 letter word that starts with S. |
| | See Also: | | plunger, speculator, ticket tout, tout |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Scalper\ (sk[a^]lp"[~e]r), n.
1. One who, or that which, scalps.
2. (Surg.) Same as {Scalping iron}, under {Scalping}.
3. A broker who, dealing on his own account, tries to get a
small and quick profit from slight fluctuations of the
market. [Cant]
4. A person who buys and sells the unused parts of railroad
tickets. [Cant]
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