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- [hwip, wip in]
- /ʰwɪp, wɪp ɪn/
- /ˈwɪpə ɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hwip, wip in]
- /ʰwɪp, wɪp ɪn/
Definitions of whipper-in word
- noun plural whipper-in Fox Hunting. a professional or honorary member of a hunt staff who assists the huntsman with the hounds. 1
- noun plural whipper-in British. whip (def 28). 1
- noun whipper-in a person employed to assist the huntsman managing the hounds in a hunt 0
- noun whipper-in a huntsman's assistant who keeps the hounds together in a pack 0
- noun whipper-in whip (sense 18) whip (sense 18a) 0
- noun whipper-in A huntsman who keeps the hounds from wandering, and whips them in, if necessary, to the chase. 0
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Origin of whipper-in
First appearance:
before 1730 One of the 48% newest English words
First recorded in 1730-40
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Parts of speech for Whipper-in
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
whipper-in popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
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