scalper

noun

Definition of scalpernext
as in black marketeer

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scalper
  1. fence
  2. smuggler
  3. bootlegger
  4. trader
  5. distributor
  6. concessionaire
  7. merchant
  8. auctioneer
Noun
  • Another question about the fence: What’s to keep people from walking to the end and stepping around it?
    Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
  • The Felician softball program has already raised about $45,000, some of which is going toward moving in the fences.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of fence
Noun
  • Criminal groups both drove much of the migration and made a several-hundred-million-dollar business out of it, taxing migrant smugglers, charging migrants fees, and kidnapping them for ransom.
    Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Happily, actors Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, and Adam Driver proved worthy successors to the smugglers, scavengers, Jedi masters, and Sith Lords who preceded them.
    Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of smuggler
Noun
  • In this modern fairy tale, McCullers creates the perfect love triangle: Miss Amelia the bootlegger, her ex-convict ex-husband, and the trickster Cousin Lymon.
    The Week US, theweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Spikes in methanol poisonings are common in Iran, where ordinary alcohol can’t be sold or consumed and bootleggers often use industrial methanol to produce homemade alcoholic drinks instead.
    ByKai Kupferschmidt, science.org, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of bootlegger
Noun
  • Bell is accused of lying to investors about his track record as a trader, about the level of risk associated with the investments, about how he would be paid for managing the money, and about how the investments were performing, the SEC alleges.
    Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The Citi company logo displayed as traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on March 27, 2024 in New York City.
    Michael del Castillo, Fortune, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of trader
Noun
  • Subscribe to hear this story A local packaging distributor is working to expand the reach of a biodegradable film capable of reducing waste in the manufacturing process.
    Alex Garner, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Like Arrowhead, Poland Springs, and Zephyrhills, Keeper Springs had used Nestlé as a bottler and a distributor.
    Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of distributor
Noun
  • Business leaders said the wage increases — coupled with the new or increased healthcare payments — would wreak havoc on the city’s hotels and LAX concessionaires.
    David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Park concessionaires are also required to adopt water-saving practices, such as: Adjusting menus to reduce water-intensive food preparation and cleaning.
    Skylar Heisey, The Arizona Republic, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of concessionaire
Noun
  • Dozens of unique local artisans alongside market merchants, farmers and outdoor vendors.
    Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 8 Dec. 2024
  • At least one merchant has sued Caltrans for negligence.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of merchant
Noun
  • Despite auctioneers selling about 1,600 works of Impressionist, modern and contemporary art within the last week, the only serious moment of excitement came from a $6.2 million banana.
    Julia Halperin, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
  • The ball had been put up for auction by auctioneers Goldin, with bids starting at $500,000 and collectors able to purchase it privately outright for $4.5 million.
    Ben Morse, CNN, 27 Sep. 2024
Definition of auctioneer
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