scrapper
scrapper noun: a person who disposes of scraps, such as one who collects scrap metal to sell to a scrap dealer.
Noun
scrapper (plural scrappers)
- A person who disposes of scraps, such as one who collects scrap metal to sell to a scrap dealer.
- After the uncle died they sold off most of his rustbuckets to a scrapper and kept one to fix up.
- A person who fights doggedly, who exhibits indomitable will.
- 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."1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019
scrapper meaning in Tamil
scrapper in Tamil
- பாசிச் சுரண்டி
Forms of scrapper
| plural | scrappers |
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Origin of scrapper
From scrap + -er.
Words that rhyme with scrapper
Questions about scrapper
- What does scrapper mean?
- Scrapper means a person who disposes of scraps, such as one who collects scrap metal to sell to a scrap dealer.
- What is scrapper in Tamil?
- Scrapper in Tamil is பாசிச் சுரண்டி. See Scrapper meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is scrapper?
- Scrapper is a noun.
- What is the plural of scrapper?
- The plural of scrapper is scrappers.
Words near scrapper in the dictionary
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