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  1  definition  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Scalper  \Scalper\  (sk[a^]lp"[~e]r),  n. 
  1.  One  who  or  that  which  scalps. 
 
  2.  (Surg.)  Same  as  {Scalping  iron},  under  {Scalping}. 
 
  3.  A  broker  who  dealing  on  his  own  account,  tries  to  get  a 
  small  and  quick  profit  from  slight  fluctuations  of  the 
  market.  [Cant] 
 
  4.  A  person  who  buys  and  sells  the  unused  parts  of  railroad 
  tickets.  [Cant] 




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