scrapper

[skrap-er]

scrap·per

1[skrap-er]
noun
a person who removes or does away with scraps.

Origin:
1640–50; scrap1 + -er1

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Scrapper is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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scrap·per

2[skrap-er]
noun Informal.
a fighter or aggressive competitor, especially one always ready or eager for a fight, argument, or contest: the best lightweight scrapper in boxing; a rugged political scrapper.

Origin:
1870–75; scrap2 + -er1
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scrapper

noun
someone who fights (or is fighting) [syn: combatant
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