scaper meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

scaper

nounalso spelled Scaper

Florida, US, Dialectal A rascal.

They were silent, unsmiling youngsters, undersized and pale. They went to school passively, and since they showed no interest in education, Moe was trying to train them in his own profession of carpentering, and was teaching them frog-hunting on the side. "Them scapers is the best frog hunters in the county," he said.1942, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Cross Creek:

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Etymology (Far)scape + -er

Lifestyle Slang A fan of the American science-fiction television series Farscape.

Meanwhile, Scapers (as Farscape fans call themselves) have quickly become a huge presence on the Internet, […]2002, Paul Simpson, David Hughes, Farscape: The Illustrated Companion, Tor, published 2002, →ISBN:
The Internet lit up with Scapers looking for a way to keep Farscape going.2008, Frank Garcia, Mark Phillips, Science Fiction Television Series, 1990-2004: Histories, Casts and Credits for 58 Shows, McFarland & Company, published 2008, →ISBN, page 102:

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Attending the 2012 Dragon*Con in Atlanta, Georgia, I waited in line for around three hours in order to attend a panel featuring three of the Farscape actors. The room was filled to capacity with Scapers who cheered loudly when the actors appeared.2013, Jessie Carty, "Joining the Conversation: Ben Browder Writes John Crichton", in The Worlds of Farscape: Essays on the Groundbreaking Television Series (eds. Sherry Ginn, Donald E. Palumbo, & C. W. Sullivan III), McFarland & Company (2013), page 100