Thesaurus results for SCRAPPER

scrapper

noun

ˈskra-pər

Definition of scrapper

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 No one on the Texas squad has spent more time in the program than Maloney, a no-nonsense scrapper from Missouri who set a school single-season record with 93 hits a year ago. — Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 5 Feb. 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 Netflix was a disruptor, a forever-scrapper trying to gain the respect of Warner Bros. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 12 Dec. 2025 Lee is sixty-one years old, a scrapper with a potent backstory. — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 4 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for scrapper

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Noun

Both fighters are here because someone else already beat them or drew with them, and both need this one to change that.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
China has developed close relations with Pakistan, particularly in the defense sector, and is Pakistan’s largest supplier of military equipment, including fighter jets, missile technology, and naval vessels.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 July 2026

Definition of fighter

Noun

Hanaway names the city, City Manager Mario Vasquez and Jaime Guillen, director of the Department of Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity, as defendants in the lawsuit.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
After both defense and state counsel had agreed this morning that the defendant should be convicted, the jury returned a verdict in less than 10 minutes.

— Cassidy Alexander, AJC.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of defendant

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In an 83-page opinion, Reyes said the plaintiffs were likely to prevail on the merits of the case — contrary to the ultimate ruling by the Supreme Court.

— Jay Weaver July 22, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
Thousands of ‘failure-to-warn’ lawsuits against Bayer from plaintiffs who claim to have gotten cancer after using Roundup are now expected to be blocked.

— Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of plaintiff

Noun

For instance, perhaps a student’s Activities List includes four years as a competitive debater, a part-time job choreographing for a local dance studio, and a long-running hobby restoring vintage radios.

— Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Both were part of Richmond’s circle, and both were ready to debate an idea without deleting the debater.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 8 June 2026

Definition of debater

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One brutal knife fight pauses so a brawler can cue up a song on the jukebox that sounds like something Doris Day would slow-dance to.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
Song of the Samurai is based on a popular manga series and tells the story of Toshizo Hijikata, a street brawler who makes a living selling medicine for his family.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 8 May 2026

Definition of brawler

Noun

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
The audience and actor are like disputants kept in different rooms, forbidden to see each other fully.

— Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025

Definition of disputant

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