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单词 scrapper
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scrappern.1

Etymology: < scrap n.1 + -er suffix1.
Obsolete. rare.
One who collects scrap-iron.
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society > trade and finance > trader > traders or dealers in specific articles > [noun] > in scrap metal
scrapper1648
scrap man1927
1648 in 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.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

scrappern.2

Brit. /ˈskrapə/, U.S. /ˈskræpər/
Etymology: < scrap v.2 + -er suffix1.
slang.
1.
a. A pugilist.
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society > society and the community > dissent > fighting > [noun] > one who fights
fighterc1300
viragoa1387
barratora1400
combatant1489
combater1598
viragoa1616
scuffler1633
blue hen's chicken (also chick)c1800
scrapper1874
fightist1877
society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > boxing > [noun] > boxer
buffeter1483
pugil1646
cuffer1662
boxer1672
pugilistc1740
setter-to1810
miller1812
sparrer1814
pet1825
pugilistic1827
slogger1829
fist-mate1834
peeler1852
pug1858
scrapper1874
slugger1877
slogster1881
basher1882
fisticuffer1888
ring man1899
ringster1902
pucker1919
1874 Hotten's Slang Dict. (rev. ed.) 280.
1904 J. A. Riis Theodore 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. transferred in gen. use.
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1976 National 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.
1979 Dædalus 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. North American. A fish that is hard to land once caught.
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the world > animals > fish > [noun] > that is hard to land
scrapper1959
1959 Moosehead Gaz. (Dexter, Maine) Feb. 18/3 Tiny dry flies in drab patterns..brought the silvered scrappers with a rush.
1968 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 3 Feb. 40/1 The large-mouth is a right obliging and powerful scrapper.
1974 Sunday (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.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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