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

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
Others are following the Styles pop-up playbook and fully leaning into exclusivity — offering not just apparel, but also experiences that fans can’t get from the bootleggers.

— Matt Martell, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of bootleggers

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Uribe was based at the Mather National Guard facility near Rancho Cordova and served as a member of the state Counterdrug Task Force, a unit that assists local, tribal and federal law enforcement entities in combating drug traffickers.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Human traffickers are turning children’s hunger, desperation and need for affection into tools of exploitation, a Colorado city police sergeant warned after his dedicated unit’s first year brought dozens of survivors to safety.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of traffickers

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Such go-fast boats were designed for offshore racing but were later commandeered by drug smugglers in South Florida during the 1980s.

— Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
All the passengers were migrants who paid smugglers to take them from the Bahamas to South Florida, Homeland Security Investigations agents said.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of smugglers

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Shipping costs have become so extreme that oil producers and even commodities traders are looking to own their own tankers to control the expenses.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
In short, options traders have been loading up on protection on fears of a pullback, whether driven by rising rates of cracks in the AI narrative.

— Oliver Renick, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of traders

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Embassies, banks, and big-name retailers share the neighborhood with this member of The Leading Hotels of the World, whose guest list includes big celebrities and diplomats.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
Regarding how import tariffs are structured, the report found that this has become a major factor in influencing the purchasing decisions of independent retailers.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of retailers

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However, the city does not have the manpower to maintain those fences in front of the businesses, Faulk said.

— Lynn Kutter, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
Migrants from Morocco and sub-Saharan Africa regularly attempt to cross the border fences around Ceuta and Melilla, seeing the Spanish cities as gateways to mainland Europe.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of fences

Noun

According to the Star-Telegram’s news partner WFAA, other local concessionaires going into Terminal F include Cookie Society, Mi Cocina, Mama Moore’s popcorn and Audrey’s Popcorn.

— Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2026
Several concessionaires at the fair have been touted as the inventors of the ice-cream cone.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 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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