| scalpel | (n) a thin straight surgical knife used in dissection and surgery |
| scalper | (n) someone who buys something and resells it at a price far above the initial cost, Example: he got theater tickets through a scalper |
| Scalpel | n. [ L. scalpellum, dim. of scalprum a knife, akin to scalpere to cut, carve, scrape: cf. F. scalpel. ] (Surg.) A small knife with a thin, keen blade, -- used by surgeons, and in dissecting. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Scalper | n. [ 1913 Webster ] |