1. Someone who buys something and resells it at a price far above the initial cost
   "he got theater tickets through a scalper"
   - tout 
2. Someone who buys tickets to an event in order to resell them at a profit
   - tout [Brit], ticket tout [Brit]

Derived forms: scalpers

See also: scalp [N. Amer]

Type of: plunger, speculator

Encyclopedia: Scalper

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