scalper en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈskælpɚ/
Etymology
From scalp + -er.
Meanings
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One who scalps, or removes the scalp of another.
Denouncing representations of hostile Indians as vicious scalpers of innocent settlers […]
2013, M. Elise Marubbio, Eric L. Buffalohead, Native Americans on Film: Conversations, Teaching, and Theory:
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(Canada, US) One who scalps tickets to popular entertainment events: buying them in advance and then selling them (e.g. online or just outside the venue of the event), often at inflated prices.
Although 4.1 million tickets were sold for the 2023 shows—including over 2 million on the first day, a new record—scalpers jacked up prices on the secondary market to more than $22,000.
2023 December 6, Sam Lansky, “Person of Year 2023 : Taylor Swift”, in Time, archived from the original on 06 Dec 2023:We could see three different scalpers moving through the crowd outside the arena, each muttering the characteristic refrain: “Need any tickets?”
- (broadly) One who scalps any other item with limited availability.
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A gambler who scalps.
The only sure thing about scalping the Series today is that the scalper is paying the bookie a greater profit because he is making a greater number of bets.
1961, John Scarne, Complete Guide to Gambling, page 102:
- A person on an open outcry exchange trading floor who buys and sells rapidly for his or her own account, aiming to buy from a seller and a little later sell to a buyer, making a small profit from the difference (roughly the amount of the bid/offer spread, or less).
- A machine for removing the ends of grain, such as wheat or rye, or for separating the different grades of broken wheat, semolina, etc.
- A surgical instrument for scraping carious bones.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| scalpers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (31)
fr vendeur à la sauvette (one who sells tickets unofficially) · fi jobbari (one who sells tickets unofficially) · id calo (one who sells tickets unofficially) · fi lipputrokari (one who sells tickets unofficially) · hu jegyüzér (one who sells tickets unofficially) · it bagarino (one who sells tickets unofficially) · de Kartenschwarzhändler (one who sells tickets unofficially) · tt alıpsatar (one who sells tickets unofficially) · cmn 黄牛 (one who sells tickets unofficially) · es revendón (one who resells items at inflated prices) · es revendedora (one who sells tickets unofficially) · ro bișnițar (one who sells tickets unofficially) · pl konik (one who sells tickets unofficially) · ru спекуля́нт театра́льными биле́тами (one who sells tickets unofficially) · ru спекуля́нт (one who sells tickets unofficially) · la locārius (one who sells tickets unofficially) · es revendedor (one who sells tickets unofficially) · fi trokari (one who sells tickets unofficially) · sv skalperare (one who sells tickets unofficially) · ko 암표상 (one who sells tickets unofficially) · ja ダフ屋 (one who sells tickets unofficially) · ms ulat tiket (one who sells tickets unofficially) · bg спекулант (one who sells tickets unofficially) · fi trokari (one who resells items at inflated prices) · mk шиткач (one who sells tickets unofficially) · pt cambista (one who sells tickets unofficially) · bg спекулант (one who resells items at inflated prices) · bg търгаш (one who resells items at inflated prices) · cs překupník (one who sells tickets unofficially) · cmn 票販子 /票贩子 (one who sells tickets unofficially) · ro bișnițară (one who sells tickets unofficially)