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▪ I. † ˈscrapper1 Obs. rare—1.
[f. scrap n.1 + -er1.]
One who collects scrap-iron.
1648in Victoria Hist. Sussex II. 245 Russell the scrapper for pickinge of soe much iron as made three tunne and 17 hundred at 3h per tunne.
▪ II. scrapper2 slang.|ˈskræpə(r)|
[f. scrap v.2 + -er1.]
1. a. A pugilist.
1874in Hotten's Slang Dict. 280. 1904 J. A. Riis Roosevelt v. 104 He was a scrapper first, last, and all the time, with but little regard for whom he tackled, so long as he had him.
b. transf. in gen. use.
1976National Observer (U.S.) 20 Nov. 13/4 On auction day, Harry Miner..said with his country twang, ‘Vivien was a scrapper’. 1977‘D. Ramsay’ You can't call it Murder ii. 124 ‘She was a real scrapper, Judy was.’ O'Shea went on to give instances of her capacity for scrapping. 1979Dædalus Summer 157 This is the Dewey..who had a long and honorable record as a scrapper for the rights of citizens of the democracy.
2. N. Amer. A fish that is hard to land once caught.
1959Moosehead Gaz. (Dexter, Maine) Feb. 18/3 Tiny dry flies in drab patterns..brought the silvered scrappers with a rush. 1968Globe & Mail (Toronto) 3 Feb. 40/1 The large-mouth is a right obliging and powerful scrapper. 1974Sunday (Charleston, S. Carolina) 28 Apr. (Cartoon Suppl.) 8 (Advt.), This palm-size powerhouse has all the guts in the world to wear down any scrapper you're liable to hook. |