as in fighter
a person who takes part in a dispute
both movie critics are real scrappers, so their on-air discussions of the latest releases are often heated
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Recent Examples of scrapper
That's a significant concern for the 36-year-old scrapper heading into UFC 313.
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
The prelims will feature three bouts featuring fighters from Australia, so the crowd will be rocking, cheering on the local scrappers.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 9 Feb. 2025
That scrapper, his out-of-season t-shirt, the playground and the flashed Playboy...
—Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
Every Volunteers outing has been a blowout, save for their one-point scrapper over Illinois.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
The prelims will feature three bouts featuring fighters from Australia, so the crowd will be rocking, cheering on the local scrappers.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 9 Feb. 2025
That scrapper, his out-of-season t-shirt, the playground and the flashed Playboy...
—Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
Every Volunteers outing has been a blowout, save for their one-point scrapper over Illinois.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrapper
Noun
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However, no buildup of fighter jets or any permanent deployment ensued.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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This is an unflinching look behind the facade of a fighter, and a role that sees Dwayne Johnson reinvent himself as the ROCKY of a new generation.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Lawyers for the defendants did not respond to requests for comment.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem are named as defendants.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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While plaintiff attorneys have embraced more dynamic presentations in trucking litigation, defense attorneys have been slower to adapt, according to Dunnells.—
Lars Daniel,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Josh Chatten-Brown, an attorney for the plaintiffs, said his clients’ lawsuit aims to address how the city processes ADU projects broadly, not just in Pacific Beach.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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On the show, contestants essentially starved themselves and exercised for eight hours a day while trainers screamed at them.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
15 Aug. 2025
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The show, in which players try to determine which contestants are faithfuls and which are traitors, has already been renewed for a fifth season.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The Jay Treaty asked the disputants merely to start a process leading to the appointment of arbitrators qualified to decide their disputes fairly and finally.—
Tom Bell,
Oc Register,
12 Apr. 2025
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However, if the harassment or dispute is simply two neighbors being un-neighborly toward each other, the HOA’s best response may be to offer a volunteer board member to meet with the disputants to try to host a discussion between them.—
Kelly G. Richardson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Scrapper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrapper. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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