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(1):

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

(2):

(n.) A person who buys tickets for entertainment or sports events and sells them at a profit, often at a much higher price. Also, ticket scalper.

(3):

(n.) Same as Scalping iron, under Scalping.

(4):

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

(5):

(n.) One who, or that which, scalps.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Scalper'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/scalper.html. 1828.
 
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