scalper (30 synonym found)

Scalper has 30 synonyms. The top synonyms for scalper are adventurer, agent, big operator, clerk, floorwalker, gunslinger, lame duck, margin purchaser and 22 more. Browse the full list below.


Sort scalper by:    Alphabetically | Length | Random | Definition



Definition of scalper:

(n) : one who scalps tickets to popular entertainment events: buying them in advance and then selling them (perhaps on the day and just outside the venue of the event) at inflated prices; a person on an open outcry exchange trading floor who buys and sells rapidly for his or her own account, aiming to buy from a seller and a little later sell to a buyer, making a small profit from the difference (roughly the amount of the bid/offer spread, or less)
"we could see three different scalpers moving through the crowd outside the arena, each muttering the characteristic refrain: "Need any tickets?""
History
This word has been
viewed 6,466 times.


Know someone who needs a better website?

Refer them to Next Wave Services. If they become a client, your next coffee is on us.

Refer a Business →







Related searches
for scalper:



Most Recent

Definition of scalper:

(n) : one who scalps tickets to popular entertainment events: buying them in advance and then selling them (perhaps on the day and just outside the venue of the event) at inflated prices; a person on an open outcry exchange trading floor who buys and sells rapidly for his or her own account, aiming to buy from a seller and a little later sell to a buyer, making a small profit from the difference (roughly the amount of the bid/offer spread, or less)
"we could see three different scalpers moving through the crowd outside the arena, each muttering the characteristic refrain: "Need any tickets?""
Get a free website audit from Next Wave ServicesGet a free website audit from Next Wave Services

Back to Top