scrapper

noun

scrap·​per ˈskra-pər 

: fighter, quarreler

also : a fierce competitor

Synonyms of scrapper

• fighter
• defendant
• plaintiff
• debater
• brawler
• contestant
• disputant

Examples of scrapper in a Sentence

both movie critics are real scrappers, so their on-air discussions of the latest releases are often heated

Recent Examples on the Web

Willis is a clear scrapper who can really move. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026

Lee is sixty-one years old, a scrapper with a potent backstory. — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 4 June 2025

As a result, a production version was never made, and the prototype was, like many project cars, sent to the scrapper. — Brett Berk, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2026

Curt Cignetti brought in a bunch of scrappers from James Madison and a quarterback from Cal. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 22 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1874, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for scrapper

• capper
• clapper
• dapper
• flapper
• kapur
• mapper
• napper
• rapper
• sapper
• snapper
• tapper
• trapper