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[ noun ] someone who buys something and resells it at a price far above the initial cost

Examples

"he got theater tickets through a scalper"

Related terms

speculator ticket_tout scalp

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Rhymes with

helper

Phonetic and Homophones

S K AE1 L P ER0

Similar Spelling

scalp scalpel Schwalbe scalloped schlep Schleifer Sceloporus Sceliphron scollop Schwalb scallop scaly_fern scale_fern Scolopax scale_up sculptor Scalf scalable

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