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scrapper

Rhymes with -æpə(ɹ)

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From scrap + -er.

noun scrappers

  1. A person who disposes of scraps, such as one who collects scrap metal to sell to a scrap dealer. After the uncle died they sold off most of his rustbuckets to a scrapper and kept one to fix up.
  2. A person who fights doggedly, who exhibits indomitable will. He's a real scrapper, even against impossible odds, he always keeps fighting.

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@misc{scrapper_2026,
  title = {scrapper},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/scrapper},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}