whippersnapper

whip·per·snap·per

noun \ˈhwi-pər-ˌsna-pər, ˈwi-\

Definition of WHIPPERSNAPPER

: a diminutive, insignificant, or presumptuous person

Examples of WHIPPERSNAPPER

1. <some young whippersnapper piped up with a pointless comment>

Origin of WHIPPERSNAPPER

alteration of snippersnapper

First Known Use: 1700

Related to WHIPPERSNAPPER

Synonyms: cipher, dwarf, half-pint, insect, insignificancy, lightweight, morsel, nonentity, nothing, nullity, number, pip-squeak, pygmy (also pigmy), shrimp, snippersnapper, twerp, nobody, zero, zilch

Antonyms: big shot, big wheel, bigwig, eminence, figure, kahuna, kingpin, magnate, nabob, personage, somebody, VIP

Related Words: no-name, noncelebrity; least; inferior, mediocrity, obscurity; figurehead, puppet; nonperson

Near Antonyms: chief, head, lead, leader; celebrity, luminary, notable, personality, planet, star, superstar; authority, superior; great power, party, power

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Rhymes with WHIPPERSNAPPER

gangsta rapper, handicapper, snippersnapper, understrapper