scrapper

Example Sentences

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"I've got a punch bag in the garage but I'm not a scrapper," he said, adding that his actions at the time were about self preservation.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Nor would it function without Sweeney, who works best in a register somewhere between ditzy blond and tough little scrapper.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

But Daryl was always an old-school scrapper, giving him an edge.

From Salon • Sep. 10, 2023

In his bio, Sigg presented himself not as a scrapper but as a savant with “unprecedented standards.”

From Washington Post • Jan. 24, 2022

Say, that’s about the slickest scrapper round these parts.

From The Hound From The North by Bull, Charles Livingston