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What is another word for scalpers?

Pronunciation: [skˈalpəz] (IPA)

Scalpers, also known as resellers, ticket touts or black-market traders, are individuals or groups who buy tickets or other goods with the sole purpose of reselling them at a higher price. This practice is illegal in some countries and is generally considered unfair as it limits access to events for fans and leads to inflated prices. Other synonyms for scalpers include gougers, profiteers and hucksters, all of which imply someone who unfairly exploits market demand. Recently, new technology such as blockchain has been used to combat scalping and protect consumers from overpriced tickets.
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What are the hypernyms for Scalpers?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

  • Other hypernyms:

    Vendors, peddlers, resellers, black market dealers, ticket brokers.

Usage examples for Scalpers

Don and Dot clambered up the steps of the carry-all trying to mimic the real scalpers, but Mrs. Starr caught each one by an arm and bade them sit down and not get out again without her permission.
"Five Little Starrs in the Canadian Forest"
Lillian Elizabeth Roy Elizabeth Colborne
The heads of the horses is as long as their tails with the way they carry them; the moss is as big as a Spaniard's beard upon the kitchen door-sill; and the old dog howls all day and night, like fifty thousand scalpers.
"Erema My Father's Sin"
R. D. Blackmore
"Tories and scalpers harrying the outlying farms," breathed Elerson.
"The Reckoning"
Robert W. Chambers

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