scrapper

noun

scrap·​per ˈskra-pər How to pronounce scrapper (audio)
: fighter, quarreler
also : a fierce competitor

Examples of scrapper in a Sentence

both movie critics are real scrappers, so their on-air discussions of the latest releases are often heated
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George is a scrapper, used to taking care of himself. Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024 Advertisement Harris came across as a tough scrapper who could think on her feet and conceivably handle the rigors of the Oval Office. George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024 They were both born scrappers and not shy about discussing it. Christina Newland, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2024 Always the alpha mutant in the X-Men movies, this scrapper with the retractable claws pushed the envelope of superhero comics in the Eighties and became the poster boy for masculine superhero-movie moodiness in the early 2000s. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for scrapper 

Word History

First Known Use

1874, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of scrapper was in 1874

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“Scrapper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrapper. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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