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Definition of Scrapper
1. Noun. Someone who fights (or is fighting).
Generic synonyms: Individual, Mortal, Person, Somebody, Someone, Soul
Specialized synonyms: Defender, Withstander, Boxer, Pugilist, Brawler, Butter, Fencer, Swordsman, Gladiator, Gouger, Gamecock, Hell-kite, Hell-rooster, Mauler, Skirmisher, Street Fighter, Tough, Master, Superior, Victor, Grappler, Matman, Wrestler
Derivative terms: Battle, Belligerent, Belligerent, Combat, Combatant, Fight, Fight, Scrap
Definition of Scrapper
1. Noun. A person who disposes of scraps. ¹
2. Noun. A person who fights doggedly, who exhibits indomitable will. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Scrapper
1. a fighter [n -S] - See also: fighter
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scrapper
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Literary usage of Scrapper
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Training for Store Service: The Vocational Experiences and Training of by Lucile Eaves (1920)
"8 The Department scrapper. A quarrelsome person cannot hope for a favorable report
from the official in charge of her section of the store. ..."
2. Training for Store Service: The Vocational Experiences and Training of by Lucile Eaves (1920)
"8 The Department scrapper. A quarrelsome person cannot hope for a favorable report
from the official in charge of her section of the store. ..."
3. Sunset by Southern Pacific Company, Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept (1910)
""Sure," responds Bill, "but say, I noticed old scrapper is a little lame yet in
that off shoulder—he fell with me last time, you know. ..."
4. The National Sporting Club Past and Present by Arthur Frederick Bettinson, William Outram Tristram (1902)
"In days of yore, that is to say when Langham presided over an establishment for
teaching people how to use their hands, a certain scrapper used to frequent ..."
5. Getting a Start: First Aids to Success by Nathaniel Clark Fowler (1915)
"Don't be of the opposite genus,—the scrapper, —the fellow with a self-placed chip
on his shoulder, daring small men to knock it off. ..."
6. A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant: Embracing English, American, and Anglo by Albert Barrère, Charles Godfrey Leland (1890)
"Vide scrapper. Tom O'Connell and Bob Banner had a scrap on last Tuesday afternoon
at Chipeta Park. Six rounds were fought, ..."
7. A Glossary of the Mining and Mineral Industry by Albert Hill Fay (1920)
"See scrapper. May also refer to a man who breaks and removes heavy scrap in cast
... (Willcox) scrapper. 1. One who removes scrap from bin, cast house, ..."
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