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Webster 1913 Edition

(skălp′ẽr)

Noun.

One who, or that which, scalps.

(Surg.)

Same as

Scalping iron

, under

A broker who, dealing on his own account, tries to get a small and quick profit from slight fluctuations of the market.

[Cant]

A person who buys and sells the unused parts of railroad tickets.

[Cant]