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Meaning of 'scalper' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Scalper [ n.]
- One who, or that which, scalps.
- Same as Scalping iron, under Scalping.
- A broker who, dealing on his own account, tries to get a small and quick profit from slight fluctuations of the market.
- A person who buys and sells the unused parts of railroad tickets.
- A person who buys tickets for entertainment or sports events and sells them at a profit, often at a much higher price. Also, ticket scalper.

Meaning of 'scalper' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . scalper [ n]
Meaning (1):
- someone who buys something and resells it at a price far above the initial cost
Example in sentence:
  • he got theater tickets through a scalper

Nearby Words:

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