scrapper

noun

scrap·​per ˈskra-pər How to pronounce scrapper (audio)
Synonyms of scrappernext
: fighter, quarreler
also : a fierce competitor

Examples of scrapper in a Sentence

both movie critics are real scrappers, so their on-air discussions of the latest releases are often heated
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But Everton, during that period, were little more than relegation scrappers, thanks to two significant points deductions in Dyche’s two seasons at the club. Michael Cox, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026 No one on the Texas squad has spent more time in the program than Maloney, a no-nonsense scrapper from Missouri who set a school single-season record with 93 hits a year ago. Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026 Netflix was a disruptor, a forever-scrapper trying to gain the respect of Warner Bros. Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 12 Dec. 2025 Lee is sixty-one years old, a scrapper with a potent backstory. E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 4 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for scrapper

Word History

First Known Use

1874, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of scrapper was in 1874

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“Scrapper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrapper. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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