What does "scalper" mean?
Scalper: (Surg.) Same as Scalping iron, under Scalping.
Additional senses
- 2.A broker who, dealing on his own account, tries to get a small and quick profit from slight fluctuations of the market. [Cant]
- 3.A person who buys and sells the unused parts of railroad tickets. [Cant]
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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