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swooper

swooper

1 8.1
A person or group that arrives suddenly to take advantage and buy things quickly
  • noun
  • /ˈswuːpər/
  • Slang
: aprovechador
  • As a swooper, she effortlessly snatched the opportunity to lead the project after others hesitated.

Examples

  • He's a slick-talking Beta swooper.

    Blog text (24)

  • But I've met, you know, male swoopers and, and, and female bashers.

  • Swooper, that's me.

    Rollerball (1975)

  • The swooper arrived just in time to grab the last piece of cake at the party.

  • During the auction, he acted like a swooper, quickly outbidding everyone else for the rare painting.

Synonyms

snagger
vsswooper
  • Informal
1 9.3

A person who quickly gets wanted things before others

arrives suddenly to grab things or seize opportunities more broadly
pouncer
vsswooper
7.9

A person who quickly takes advantage of mistakes or chances to get ahead

arrives suddenly to seize control or valuable items quickly

Surface Forms

swooper singular
swoopers plural

Morphology

swooper = swoop (transparent) = swoop + er

Figurative agentive use ('one who swoops in' to seize an opportunity) is predictable from the verb sense, so the derivation remains transparent.

Etymology

Swooper comes from the verb swoop, and you can think of someone 'swooping in' to arrive fast and grab an opportunity. So a swooper is a person or group that arrives suddenly to take advantage of a situation.