Scalper

//ˈskælpɚ//

"Scalper" in a Sentence (8 examples)

I bought tickets from a scalper.

Tom bought tickets from a scalper.

Tom is a scalper.

The tickets I bought from that scalper turned out to be fake.

Denouncing representations of hostile Indians as vicious scalpers of innocent settlers […]

We could see three different scalpers moving through the crowd outside the arena, each muttering the characteristic refrain: “Need any tickets?”

Although 4.1 million tickets were sold for the 2023 shows—including over 2 million on the first day, a new record—scalpers jacked up prices on the secondary market to more than $22,000.

The only sure thing about scalping the Series today is that the scalper is paying the bookie a greater profit because he is making a greater number of bets.

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