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scalpers

/ˈskælpərz/

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noun

Skalpjäger

One who scalps, or removes the scalp of another.

Examples :

"In old Western movies, scalpers were often portrayed as violent individuals who took the scalps of their enemies as trophies. "

In alten Westernfilmen wurden Skalpjäger oft als gewalttätige Personen dargestellt, die die Kopfhaut ihrer Feinde als Trophäen nahmen.

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Schwarzmarkthändler, Ticketverkäufer

One who scalps tickets to popular entertainment events: buying them in advance and then selling them (e.g. online or just outside the venue of the event), often at inflated prices.

Examples :

"We could see three different scalpers moving through the crowd outside the arena, each muttering the characteristic refrain: “Need any tickets?”"

Wir konnten drei verschiedene Schwarzmarkthändler sehen, die sich durch die Menge vor der Arena bewegten, und jeder murmelte die charakteristische Frage: „Brauchen Sie Tickets?

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Händler, Börsenspekulant

A person on an open outcry exchange trading floor who buys and sells rapidly for his or her own account, aiming to buy from a seller and a little later sell to a buyer, making a small profit from the difference (roughly the amount of the bid/offer spread, or less).

Examples :

"On the exchange floor, the scalpers were constantly watching the fluctuating prices, hoping to quickly buy low and sell high for a tiny profit on each trade. "

Auf dem Börsenparkett beobachteten die Händler ständig die schwankenden Kurse, in der Hoffnung, schnell günstig zu kaufen und teuer zu verkaufen, um bei jedem Handel einen kleinen Gewinn zu erzielen.

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Reinigungsmaschine

A machine for removing the ends of grain, such as wheat or rye, or for separating the different grades of broken wheat, semolina, etc.

Examples :

"The miller used the scalpers to separate the coarse wheat from the finer semolina. "

Der Müller benutzte die Reinigungsmaschine, um den groben Weizen von der feineren Grieß zu trennen.

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Skalpell

A surgical instrument for scraping carious bones.

Examples :

"The dentist carefully selected the scalpers needed to remove the decayed bone during the jaw surgery. "

Der Zahnarzt wählte sorgfältig das Skalpell aus, das zur Entfernung des morschen Knochens während der Kieferoperation benötigt wurde.

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