scrappers

noun

plural of scrapper
as in fighters
a person who takes part in a dispute both movie critics are real scrappers, so their on-air discussions of the latest releases are often heated

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Recent Examples of scrappers 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrappers
  1. fighters
  2. defendants
  3. plaintiffs
  4. brawlers
  5. debaters
  6. contestants
  7. advocates
Noun
  • The other fighters and coaches celebrate his successes, said the gym owner, Roger Krahl.
    — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • Just like the innovative application of Ukrainian UAVs, the western fourth generation F-16 and Mirage 2000 fighters are a capability far exceeding traditional Soviet airborne artillery doctrine.
    — David A. Deptula, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of fighters
Noun
  • His girlfriend, Syanna Ruiz, held their child in court, demanding the defendants remain behind bars.
    — Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 2 July 2026
  • In court documents, O’Hara alleged the defendants violated his First and Fourth Amendment rights, accusing them of unlawfully restricting free speech and initiating an unlawful seizure while using excessive force.
    — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of defendants
Noun
  • In April, after another trial, a jury in Chicago ordered Abbott to pay four plaintiffs a total of $70 million.
    — David Hilzenrath, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • The upshot is that plaintiffs can’t sue the biotech company for not putting a cancer warning on the label of Roundup, the popular weed killer.
    — Zachary Karabell, Washington Post, 1 July 2026
Definition of plaintiffs
Noun
  • The episodes saw 12 brawlers face off in teams led by Flay, Maneet Chauhan and Antonia Lofaso, aiming to win over judges Williamson, Carson Kressley and Rodney Scott.
    — Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Displacing the ’90s boom bap and aughts brawlers of her last album is a streak of assiduous ’80s R&B exercises that foreground her gains as a vocalist more often than her gobstopping wordplay as a rapper.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Definition of brawlers
Noun
  • Habitual debaters often blur these distinctions.
    — Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • High school debaters are much more polite and reasonable, even compared to presidential candidates, the group’s president, Walt Breitinger, observed.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
Definition of debaters
Noun
  • The Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest on Coney Island in New York on July 4, where contestants ate several days' worth of calories in just 10 minutes.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • The arrest comes after two female contestants on the reality series alleged in a BBC report published in May that they were raped by their husbands while filming the show.
    — Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
Definition of contestants
Noun
  • For some longtime advocates, the fear is more than just existential.
    — Tamar Hallerman, AJC.com, 1 July 2026
  • The ruling was a setback for gun control advocates that had argued the measures were necessary for public safety in places like shopping malls, bars, restaurants, theaters, farms, arenas and private beaches.
    — Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 30 June 2026
Definition of advocates

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“Scrappers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrappers. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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