WHIPPER-IN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: whippers-in   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Huntsman's assistant in managing the hounds

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("whipper-in" is a kind of...):

assistant; help; helper; supporter (a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose)

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