scalper

scalp  (sklp)

n.

1. The skin covering the top of the human head.

2. A portion of this skin with its attached hair, cut from a body especially as a battle trophy or as proof in claiming a bounty.

3. A piece of hide from the skull of certain animals, such as the fox, shown as proof of killing in order to collect a bounty.

4. A trophy of victory.

v. scalped, scalp·ing, scalps

v.tr.

1. To cut or tear the scalp from.

2. To deprive of top growth or a top layer: land scalped by strip miners.

3. To resell at a price higher than the established value: scalping tickets to the baseball game.

4. To buy and sell (securities or commodities) in order to make small quick profits.

v.intr.

1. To engage in the reselling of something, such as tickets, at a price higher than the established value.

2. To buy and sell securities or commodities for small quick profits.

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[Middle English, top of the head, of Scandinavian origin; see skel-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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scalper n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

scalper - someone who buys something and resells it at a price far above the initial cost; "he got theater tickets through a scalper" plunger, speculator - someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains ticket tout, tout - someone who buys tickets to an event in order to resell them at a profit

Translations

scalper [ˈskælpəʳ] n (US) (inf) [of tickets]; revendeur m de billets

scalper [ˈskælpəʳ] (US) (inf) n (ticket tout) → (Karten)schwarzhändler(in) m(f)

scalper [ˈskælpəʳ] n (US ) (col) [of tickets] → bagarino