Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scrapper

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.21 in modern English

Syllables: scrap-per
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who disposes of scraps, such as one who collects scrap metal to sell to a scrap dealer.

noun

A person who fights doggedly, who exhibits indomitable will.

Example Sentences

"After the uncle died they sold off most of his rustbuckets to a scrapper and kept one to fix up."
"He's a real scrapper, even against impossible odds, he always keeps fighting."
""An old scrapper don't find many openings. Chucker-out at a pub with free drinks. Nothing doing there.""

Etymology

From scrap + -er.

Inflected Forms

scrappers (plural)

Synonyms

combatant battler belligerent fighter

Rhymes With

rapper wrapper snapper trapper clapper dapper flapper capper sapper slapper zapper crapper

Questions

What does scrapper mean?: A person who disposes of scraps, such as one who collects scrap metal to sell to a scrap dealer.
Where does scrapper come from?: From scrap + -er.

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