scalper Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun someone who buys something and resells it at a price far above the initial cost
    • he got theater tickets through a scalper

WordNet


Scalper noun
Definitions
  1. One who, or that which, scalps.
  2. (Surg.) Same as Scalping iron, under Scalping.
  3. A broker who, dealing on his own account, tries to get a small and quick profit from slight fluctuations of the market. Cant
  4. A person who buys and sells the unused parts of railroad tickets. Cant

Webster 1913