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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The prelims will feature three bouts featuring fighters from Australia, so the crowd will be rocking, cheering on the local scrappers. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 9 Feb. 2025 That scrapper, his out-of-season t-shirt, the playground and the flashed Playboy... Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025 Every Volunteers outing has been a blowout, save for their one-point scrapper over Illinois. Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025 George is a scrapper, used to taking care of himself. Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 1 Nov. 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 22 Feb. 2025.

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