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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrapper
Noun
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Booker’s main challenger is Amy McGrath, a former fighter pilot who was the Democratic nominee in the 2020 Senate race against McConnell.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
19 May 2026
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This, together with a ruling by judges, means the court can look at potential war crimes carried out by Hamas fighters in Israel and by Israelis in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
Noun
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That’s true even though those colleges’ membership organization, the NCAA, is the defendant and is trying to enforce rules accepted by member schools.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
20 May 2026
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Wired ran a story about the butt pillows used by OpenAI’s phalanx of lawyers and executives, including the president and co-defendant, Greg Brockman, to insulate themselves from the discomfort of the court’s benches.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
Noun
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The plaintiffs are two transgender teens and their parents, who are all identified by pseudonyms in court filings.—
Matthew Kelly
May 19,
Kansas City Star,
19 May 2026
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The plaintiff’s counsel repeatedly questioned Altman’s character, accusing him of being untrustworthy, and of routinely lying.—
Ashley Capoot,Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
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Porter is a talented debater but seemed overly defensive about her past hot temper.—
George Skelton,
Mercury News,
14 May 2026
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High school debaters are much more polite and reasonable, even compared to presidential candidates, the group’s president, Walt Breitinger, observed.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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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
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Paul returned to the ring in June against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, son of the legendary Mexican brawler.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
3 Nov. 2025
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This year’s field of 35 contestants is the smallest since 2003.—
Jill Lawless,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2026
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This year's field of 35 contestants is the smallest since 2003.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
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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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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
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“Scrapper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrapper. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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