SCALPERS Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

scalpers

noun

plural of scalper

as in bootleggers

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Recent Examples of scalpers By turning a blind eye to scalpers, even giving them the tools to bypass limits and harvest tickets, Live Nation has acted as the promoter, the primary ticket seller, the artists’ manager, and the scalper. — Walden Green, Pitchfork, 19 Sep. 2025

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Noun

But his favorite piece isn’t something fans can get from bootleggers.

— Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
Artificial intelligence developers have borrowed the word to describe boiling down a big AI model into a smaller one—and lately the biggest AI companies say that rivals have been distilling like bootleggers.

— Peter Hall, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of bootleggers

Noun

Employees have become burned out and morally conflicted as their focus has shifted from pursuing drug smugglers and human traffickers to apprehending asylum seekers in courthouses and arresting day laborers at their worksites.

— Francisco Cantú, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
The theatrics played to a large audience who had long argued that former leftist President Gustavo Petros’s policy of pursuing engagement with drug traffickers had left Colombia more vulnerable to organized crime.

— Solly Boussidan, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of traffickers

Noun

Most of the people arriving from Cuba at the height of the influx in 2022 and 2023 came in groups on makeshift vessels, not by smugglers.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026
The account specifies that the smugglers scuttled the ship to evade the law.

— Marcus Librizzi, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of smugglers

Noun

The building was under construction on a busy commercial street in the Eastleigh area, which is often crowded with thousands of traders and residents.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
The ever-rising risk premium demanded by investors for holding those bonds shows that traders are still unconvinced that the French government has a plan to resolve its budget crisis.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of traders

Noun

The deal means users will be able to order groceries and items from other retailers via DoorDash and its delivery network.

— Rob Wile, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2026
Even so, for the next few weeks or perhaps months, the 2024 model will be available on store shelves and at least at some online retailers.

— Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of retailers

Noun

Much of the weakness stems from Mainland China, where recent changes in airport retail concessionaires have disrupted sales.

— Kapila Ireland, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026
The pass will not be honored at state park units operated by federal or local government and private agencies or concessionaires.

— Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado Updated October 26, Sacbee.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of concessionaires

Noun

Despite the cool reception from distributors, the pair haven’t given up, and still plan on shopping their movie to either a streamer or theatrical distributor.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
Netflix leads all distributors with 35 total nominations across film and television, while Neon secured an impressive 21 film nominations despite being a smaller distributor.

— Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 11 Jan. 2026

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