Scalper

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scalper \Scalper\ (sk[a^]lp"[~e]r), n.
     1. One who, or that which, scalps.
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     2. (Surg.) Same as {Scalping iron}, under {Scalping}.
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     3. A broker who, dealing on his own account, tries to get a
        small and quick profit from slight fluctuations of the
        market. [Cant]
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     4. A person who buys and sells the unused parts of railroad
        tickets. [Cant]
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  scalper
       n : someone who buys something and resells it at a price far
           above the initial cost; "he got theater tickets through a
           scalper"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  31 Moby Thesaurus words for "scalper":
     adventurer, agent, big operator, clerk, floorwalker, gunslinger,
     lame duck, margin purchaser, operator, plunger, sales agent,
     sales engineer, sales force, sales manager, sales personnel,
     salesclerk, salesgirl, saleslady, salesman, salespeople,
     salesperson, saleswoman, seller, selling agent, shop assistant,
     shop clerk, smart operator, speculator, stag, store clerk,
     ticket scalper