scalper

The word “scalper” has 2 syllables: scal-per

It's pronounced as /ˈskælpər/


What is synonym and antonym for scalper?

In the thesaurus, “scalper” has 41 synonyms and 5 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for scalper along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for scalper

Antonyms for scalper

  • buyer
  • consumer
  • end user
  • purchaser
  • user

Meanings of scalper

  • noun
    1. One who scalps, or removes the scalp of another.
    2. 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.
    3. 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).
    4. A machine for removing the ends of grain, such as wheat or rye, or for separating the different grades of broken wheat, semolina, etc.
    5. A surgical instrument for scraping carious bones.

Example Sentences

  • The scalper was caught selling tickets at triple the original price.
  • He felt frustrated when a scalper grabbed all the concert tickets before they were available to the public.
  • The police arrested the scalper for illegal ticket sales outside the stadium.
  • A scalper sold him a fake ticket, leaving him disappointed at the gate.
  • Many people are frustrated with how scalpers profit off limited-edition items.

On this page you'll find 46 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to scalper, such as: auctioneer, bargainer, black marketeer, black marketer, bootlegger, broker, buyer.

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Related Words

vender

vendor

dealer

  • auctioneer
  • banker
  • bargainer
  • black marketeer
  • black marketer
  • bootlegger
  • broker
  • bursar
  • businessman
  • businessperson
  • buyer
  • chandler
  • changer
  • chapman
  • concessionaire
  • discounter
  • dispenser
  • distributor
  • e-tailer
  • engrosser
  • enterpriser
  • entrepreneur
  • exporter
  • fence
  • fencer
  • haggler
  • hawker
  • horse trader
  • huckster
  • hustler
  • jobber
  • marketer
  • merchandiser
  • merchant
  • middleman
  • monopolist
  • palterer
  • peddler
  • pedlar
  • provider
  • provisioner
  • purchaser
  • purveyor
  • reseller
  • retailer
  • salesclerk
  • salesman
  • salesperson
  • saleswoman
  • scalper
  • seller
  • shopgirl
  • shopkeeper
  • smuggler
  • storekeeper
  • supplier
  • trader
  • tradesman
  • tradesperson
  • trafficker
  • vender
  • vendor
  • wholesaler

jobber

  • agent
  • assistant
  • associate
  • auctioneer
  • bargainer
  • black marketeer
  • black marketer
  • bootlegger
  • broker
  • businessperson
  • chapman
  • cog
  • colleague
  • concessionaire
  • connection
  • consigner
  • coworker
  • dealer
  • discounter
  • distributor
  • drudge
  • e-tailer
  • employe
  • employee
  • entrepreneur
  • exporter
  • fence
  • fencer
  • fixer
  • flunkey
  • flunkie
  • flunky
  • gandy dancer
  • go-between
  • grub
  • hack
  • haggler
  • hand
  • handler
  • hawker
  • hireling
  • horse trader
  • huckster
  • hustler
  • influence
  • interagent
  • interceder
  • intercessor
  • intermediate
  • intermediator
  • jobholder
  • laborer
  • marketer
  • mediator
  • merchandiser
  • merchant
  • middleperson
  • navvy
  • nine-to-fiver
  • operator
  • palterer
  • peddler
  • pedlar
  • representative
  • reseller
  • retailer
  • retainer
  • salesclerk
  • salesman
  • salesperson
  • saleswoman
  • scalper
  • seller
  • sender
  • shipper
  • shopgirl
  • shopkeeper
  • smuggler
  • storekeeper
  • subordinate
  • temp
  • temporary
  • toiler
  • trader
  • tradesman
  • tradesperson
  • trafficker
  • tycoon
  • underling
  • vendor
  • wage earner
  • wage slave
  • wageworker
  • wholesaler
  • worker
  • workingman
  • workingwoman
  • workman
  • workwoman
  • yes-man

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