scalper

noun

Definition of scalpernext
as in black marketeer

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  1. fence
  2. smuggler
  3. bootlegger
  4. trader
  5. distributor
  6. concessionaire
  7. merchant
  8. auctioneer
Noun
  • Ensure wooden fences do not connect directly to the house.
    — Tyler Faurot, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
  • There’s a heated exchange of words, then the officer grabs the coach by his collar and shoves him against a fence as children shout and adults rush in to stop the fight, which ends in a violent scrum on the turf.
    — Mitchell Willetts, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of fence
Noun
  • On the flip side, smugglers are incentivized by the hefty payments migrants will make to be escorted across the border, or in this case, to U.S. shores.
    — Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 3 Mar. 2025
  • The film's brash, documentary-style production perfectly captured Hackman's character, a seething, sadistic NYC cop seeking to bust a ring of heroin smugglers — like Ahab on the hunt for the white whale.
    — David Morgan, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2025
Definition of smuggler
Noun
  • The Real McCoy line (named after a famous bootlegger of the 1920s) is distilled at Foursquare is more affordable and easier to find but doesn’t skimp on the quality.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2025
  • What eliminated the bootleggers wasn’t more prohibition, but legalization, after all.
    — The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 23 Jan. 2025
Definition of bootlegger
Noun
  • While few investors are in Musk’s shoes, many retail traders and institutional funds with outsized Tesla positions have experienced significant losses on paper.
    — Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
  • The New York Times reported that traders are now expecting around three rate cuts before the end of 2025 via CME FedWatch.
    — Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of trader
Noun
  • Even with Donovan Mitchell in as a distributor, Tyler continues to dribble at the top of the key while the other four Heat players watch him.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2025
  • However, the film was unable to secure a distributor in the U.S., and its Best Documentary victory category in the 2025 Academy Awards, marked the first time a documentary had won an Oscar without a distribution company attached.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of distributor
Noun
  • Food will be provided by Legends Hospitality, co-owned by the Yankees’ parent company, instead of Levy Restaurants, Tropicana Field’s concessionaire since 2018.
    — Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
  • In recent years it’s been the concessionaire contracted at Will Rogers State Historic Park, named after Hollywood’s most beloved onscreen cowboy.
    — Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of concessionaire
Noun
  • The previous four CEOs were not considered merchants or fashion executives, with their expertise largely in non-merchandise areas.
    — David Moin, WWD, 7 Mar. 2025
  • The panel, which is made of two Baltic oak boards from two different trees, has a merchant or cargo mark on its back that resembles a mark on a portrait of King Edward VI, Jane’s predecessor on the throne.
    — Amarachi Orie, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
Definition of merchant
Noun
  • The auctioneer reports that the most expensive item of rookie memorabilia ever sold was a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle baseball card that went for $12.6 million in August 2022.
    — Rosa Rahimi, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Payton’s got play names that could make an auctioneer blush.
    — Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2025
Definition of auctioneer
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“Scalper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scalper. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.

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