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scrapper

[skrap-er] / ˈskræp ər /




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"I've got a punch bag in the garage but I'm not a scrapper," he said, adding that his actions at the time were about self preservation.

From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026

Nor would it function without Sweeney, who works best in a register somewhere between ditzy blond and tough little scrapper.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2025

The city's Department of Public Health eventually denied the permit the scrapper needed to operate.

From Salon ● Mar. 15, 2023

The Kraken defensemen are the ones expected to respond most physically when an opposing blue-liner or known scrapper starts going at guys.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 2022

What did I mean—me, a rough-house scrapper from the red-light section—by buttin' into a peaceful community and insultin' the oldest inhabitants?

From Shorty McCabe by F. Vaux (Francis Vaux) Wilson




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