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scrapper¹ Definition

scrap·per (skrap′ər)

noun

a person or thing that scraps

scrapper² Definition

scrap·per (skrap′ər)

noun

Informal a ready or effective fighter

scrapper Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • engage: Having been extremely cautious throughout the fight, McIlroy was again urged by his trainer Arthur Melrose to engage the scrapper from Swansea.
  • manage: Daniel Bhoy also managed a scrapper twenty mirror, which weighed 19lb 8oz.

Adjective modifier

great: He was rough at the edges but he was a great scrapper and good soldier; his name was Rufty Hill.