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scrapper (n.)

1874 (Hotten), "pugilist, fighter," agent noun from scrap (v.2). Later used generally of anyone or anything that puts up a fight.

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scrap (v.2)

"to fight, brawl, box," 1867, colloquial, from scrap (n.2). Intransitive sense of "argue heatedly, quarrel" is by 1895. Related: Scrapped; scrapping.

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Definitions of scrapper

scrapper (n.)
someone who fights (or is fighting);
Synonyms: combatant / battler / belligerent / fighter
From wordnet.princeton.edu

Dictionary entries near scrapper

scrap-book

scrape

scraper

scrap-heap

scrap-paper

scrapper

scrapple

scrappy

scrap-yard

scratch

Scratch

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