scalper

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Synonyms: scamper, scarper, scalpel, scaler, scaper, scalpe, scalped, scauper, scalder, scalier

Antonyms: scamper, scarper, scalpel, scaler, scaper, scalpe, scalped, scauper, scalder, scalier

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Noun

1. One who [[scalp]]s, or removes the scalp of another.
2. {{lb|en|US|Canada}} One who [[scalp]]s 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.
3. {{lb|en|by extension}} One who scalps any other item with limited availability.
4. {{lb|en|gambling}} A [[gambler]] who scalps.
5. {{lb|en|finance}} 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).
6. A machine for removing the ends of [[grain]], such as [[wheat]] or [[rye]], or for separating the different grades of broken wheat, [[semolina]], etc.
7. A surgical instrument for scraping [[carious]] bones.

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