Definition

Noun: 1. A person who fights or is inclined to fight, especially in a determined, argumentative, or combative manner. This refers to someone who engages in physical fights or, more commonly, in vigorous arguments or struggles. It often implies a tenacious, never-give-up attitude. 2. A person who fights or competes, especially in a contest or struggle. This can refer to someone involved in a literal fight (like a boxer) or a figurative one (like someone battling adversity).

Usage and Examples

• Noun:
  • He was known as a real scrapper on the football field, never backing down from a challenge.
  • Despite being the underdog, she's a scrapper and will argue her point until the very end.
  • The old boxer was a true scrapper in his youth.

Advanced Usage

• "To have the heart of a scrapper": To possess a determined, resilient, and fighting spirit.
  • The team may be small, but they have the heart of a scrapper and never give up easily.

Variants and Related Words

• Scrap (verb): To engage in a fight or quarrel, often a brief or minor one.
  • The two players began to scrap after a hard foul.
• Scrap (noun): A fight or quarrel.
  • He got into a scrap outside the bar.
• Scrappy (adjective): Having an aggressive, determined, and tenacious spirit; also can mean disorganized or made from scraps.
  • The team's scrappy defense won them the game. (Meaning: tenacious)
  • It was a scrappy, poorly organized meeting. (Meaning: disorganized)

Synonyms

• Fighter: A person who fights, especially as a soldier, boxer, or someone who does not give up easily.
• Brawler: A person who fights noisily and roughly, especially in public.
• Combatant: A person or group engaged in a fight, struggle, or contest.

Related Phrases

• To be a scrapper: To possess the qualities of a fighter; to be tenacious.
  • In this business, you need to be a scrapper to survive.

Related Idioms

• "To scrap it out": To fight or compete fiercely until a conclusion is reached.
  • The two candidates will have to scrap it out in the final debate.

Noun

1. someone who fights (or is fighting)