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scrapper
2[ skrap-er ]
noun
, Informal.
- a fighter or aggressive competitor, especially one always ready or eager for a fight, argument, or contest:
the best lightweight scrapper in boxing; a rugged political scrapper.
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Sam is a charming scrapper, but Abeer, who comes from an affluent family, has the chance to marry a stable, if decidedly unsexy, diplomat based in Brussels—certainly a boon when you’re living in a country on the brink of a civil war.
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