scalper
noun [C] /ˈskæl.pər/
/-pɚ/ US informalDefinition
› someone who buys things, such as theatre tickets, at the usual prices and then sells them, when they are difficult to get, at much higher prices: A scalper offered me a $10 ticket for the final match for $70.People who sell thingsTraders, merchants and entrepreneurs
(Definition of scalper noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- agent noun (REPRESENTATIVE)
- assistant noun
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