noun Download 🔗Share 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. " human inhuman war military history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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?”" entertainment business economy commerce finance job Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. " business finance economy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. " agriculture machine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A surgical instrument for scraping carious bones. Examples : "The dentist carefully selected the scalpers needed to remove the decayed bone during the jaw surgery. " medicine utensil anatomy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
