scalper

/ˈskælpər/
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Other forms: scalpers

Definitions of scalper
  1. noun
    someone who buys something and resells it at a price far above the initial cost
    “he got theater tickets through a scalper”
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    types:
    ticket tout, tout
    someone who buys tickets to an event in order to resell them at a profit
    type of:
    plunger, speculator
    someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains
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