On this page you'll find 5 example sentences with Scalper. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as speculator or plunger and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Scalper in a sentence
Related words
Scalper meaning
- One who scalps, or removes the scalp of another.
- One who scalps tickets to popular entertainment events: buying them in advance and then selling them (e.g. online or just outside the venue of the event), often at inflated prices.
- One who scalps any other item with limited availability.
Synonyms of Scalper
Using Scalper
- The main meaning on this page is: One who scalps, or removes the scalp of another. | One who scalps tickets to popular entertainment events: buying them in advance and then selling them (e.g. online or just outside the venue of the event), often at inflated prices. | One who scalps any other item with limited availability.
- Useful related words include: speculator, plunger.
- In the example corpus, scalper often appears in combinations such as: ticket scalper.
Context around Scalper
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Scalper
- In this selection, "scalper" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, ticket, market and outside stand out and add context to how "scalper" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a ticket scalper and a ticket scalper an unregulated. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "scalper" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with scalper
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
This is an obvious sign of a ticket scalper. (9 words)
His desire to catch the game overrides both his shoestring budgeting and his willingness to reject a ticket scalper who sells game tickets at extortionate prices. (26 words)
That being said, according to Adriana de Groot, the scalper market is alive and well in the Netherlands, even when it’s not for a huge collab. (27 words)
Know the difference between a professional ticket broker (a legitimate and accredited reseller), a ticket scalper (an unregulated and unlicensed ticket seller), and a scammer selling fraudulent tickets. (28 words)
That being said, according to Adriana de Groot, the scalper market is alive and well in the Netherlands, even when it’s not for a huge collab. (27 words)
Massot was not invited to attend the premiere of the film at New York but he attended anyway, buying a ticket from a scalper outside the theatre. (27 words)
Example sentences (5)
That being said, according to Adriana de Groot, the scalper market is alive and well in the Netherlands, even when it’s not for a huge collab.
His desire to catch the game overrides both his shoestring budgeting and his willingness to reject a ticket scalper who sells game tickets at extortionate prices.
Know the difference between a professional ticket broker (a legitimate and accredited reseller), a ticket scalper (an unregulated and unlicensed ticket seller), and a scammer selling fraudulent tickets.
This is an obvious sign of a ticket scalper.
Massot was not invited to attend the premiere of the film at New York but he attended anyway, buying a ticket from a scalper outside the theatre.
Common combinations with scalper
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: