A person who tattoos from their home with either a machine or by stick and poke.
"Your tattoo looks really awful and infected, was it done by a scratcher in your basement?"
by minke June 5, 2014
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A user of scratch.mit.edu - they can be grouped into the following categories: Famous, Underrated, Wannabes, Brats, Inactive, and Forumer.

Famous - Scratchers with a huge amount of followers. Some famous Scratchers produce outstanding work, but some famous scratchers don't really make "quality" content and they're famous for other reasons.

Underrated - Scratchers who have way less followers than they deserve. These Scratchers have outstanding work, yet they don't get any recognition.

Wannabes - Scratchers who make projects that aren't that great because they're more focused on fame. They sometimes make things that were clearly stolen - tracing, project copying, spamming, etc. These Scratchers almost never gain a lot of followers.

Brats - Wannabes with a bad attitude. They're the type to call the manager over a simple thing. They tend to not accept criticism, because they think they can do no wrong. These are the karens of the website.

Inactive - Scratchers who have an account that they barely/never use. They're often new. Some of these accounts have really rare usernames (i.e. You, Me, Steve) so they are bombarded with users laughing at the username and making jokes.

Forumer - a special type of Scratcher. These users are the ones who frequently use the forums, and it's generally seen as a status symbol, especially when someone has over 1,000 posts. These users can fit into any of the above categories except inactive, but almost none fit into the wannabe or brat section.
Oh, (user) a really famous Scratcher. They have 2000 followers.

(user)'s really underrated. Have you seen their art? It's really good. She should be one of those famous Scratchers by now.

I just got a message to become a Scratcher. I've been one for 3 years. What's going on?

Have you seen (user) lately? He's not a Scratcher yet, I think he may be inactive.

(user)'s a good forumer. They've been a Scratcher for about a year and they have over 1,000 posts.
by DancingNekoGirl December 17, 2020
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A person who plays instant scratch off State lottery ticket or a short name for any generic scratch off tickets, regardless of purchase value, jackpot amount or game type (Bingo, Matching, Poker , Crossword, 3 of a Kind, ect.)
The lottery games I play are the number drawing games and raffles but my brother only plays the scratchers. Can I please get the $2 Bingo scratcher. I only play the $5 poker scratchers. Someone won the last million dollar scratcher. I never won the matching scratchers. I always lose this type of scratcher.
by LottoScratcher December 27, 2011
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A person who goes through rubbish/garbage/dustbins looking for things.
Chris spots Fred going through the bins out the back of the hotel. "Scratcher" he calls out.
by Beardyboo December 13, 2011
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When at a festival and somebody does a shout in an attempt to get a reply from a stranger. If there is no return shout, this is a Fail Scratcher.
Optimistic Stranger: "BUTT SCRATCHER!!!"

*Silence....*

Other festival goer: "What a Fail Scratcher."
by Shifty Man Pants. December 6, 2010
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Quite simply a giant douche bag. More often than not, a Lacrosse player and/or some form of Jock. A male who is either obsessed with his own stomach or wants everyone to see his stomach for some unknown reason. (it most certainly doesn't have a bad itch) This male is either looking for envy among other males, to signal other belly scratchers of being part of the club, or the possibility of female attention. Look for scratching sessions anywhere from 10-15 seconds to a full 4 minutes depending on location.

Side effects of talking to belly scratchers will cause a severe loss in brain cells. Avoid as much as possible.
Hey Dan, you have a good dinner out last night?

Nah brah, there were belly scratchers everywhere.

Oh balls dude.
by pedaltothemetal August 26, 2010
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