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scrapper

noun scrap·per \ˈskra-pər\

: a person who fights or struggles against something or to do something

Full Definition of SCRAPPER

:  fighter, quarreler; also :  a fierce competitor
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First Known Use of SCRAPPER

1874

Related to SCRAPPER

Synonyms
arguer, argufier, bickerer, brawler, debater, disputer, fighter, quarreler (or quarreller), disputant, squabbler, wrangler

Rhymes with SCRAPPER

capper, clapper, dapper, flapper, knapper, lapper, mapper, rapper, sapper, snapper, strapper, tapper, trapper, wrapper, yapper, zapper

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