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scalper

scalper is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.(Surg.) Same as Scalping iron, under Scalping.
  2. 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. 3.A person who buys and sells the unused parts of railroad tickets. [Cant]

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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