plural preppers
: a person who prepares something or prepares for something
a food/meal prepper
a hair prepper
specifically
: a person who gathers materials and makes plans in preparation for surviving a major disaster or cataclysm (such as worldwide economic collapse or war)
doomsday preppers
I consider myself something of a prepper. I don't necessarily believe there is an apocalypse coming anytime soon. However, there are certain items I always keep on hand just in case. —
Jennifer Wyatt Emory
Jennifer Wyatt Emory Examples of prepper in a Sentence
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Researchers say the number of preppers has doubled in size to about 20 million since 2017.
—Reuters, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2024
Others whose main fear is lawlessness are frequently the gun enthusiasts stereotypically associated with the prepper movement.
—Reuters, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2024
In his book Survival of the Richest, media theorist Douglass Rushkoff describes meeting with a group of billionaire preppers who bombarded him with questions about how best to configure their bunkers to survive the end times.
—Guthrie Scrimgeour, WIRED, 14 Dec. 2023
Find it on Amazon This Rapid Egg Cooker Has Over 92,000 5-Star Reviews
Cooking six eggs at once, the Rapid Egg Cooker is a meal prepper’s or busy mom’s essential.
—Hannah Rice, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2024
At two separate homes Davidson is known to frequent, investigators found tactical equipment, prepper supplies, numerous military manuals and documents regarding police responses to mass casualty incidents.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024
Essentially, becoming a doomsday prepper, but specifically for the day when Taylor Swift somehow takes over the United States government, is the final step of becoming completely unhinged.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 12 Jan. 2024
Amazon This would make a great gift for cyclists, campers, and preppers.
—Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 19 Dec. 2023
In many ways, Elon Musk is the world’s biggest doomsday prepper.
—Tim Higgins, WSJ, 28 Oct. 2023
Reuters, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2024
Others whose main fear is lawlessness are frequently the gun enthusiasts stereotypically associated with the prepper movement.
—Reuters, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2024
In his book Survival of the Richest, media theorist Douglass Rushkoff describes meeting with a group of billionaire preppers who bombarded him with questions about how best to configure their bunkers to survive the end times.
—Guthrie Scrimgeour, WIRED, 14 Dec. 2023
Find it on Amazon This Rapid Egg Cooker Has Over 92,000 5-Star Reviews
Cooking six eggs at once, the Rapid Egg Cooker is a meal prepper’s or busy mom’s essential.
—Hannah Rice, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2024
At two separate homes Davidson is known to frequent, investigators found tactical equipment, prepper supplies, numerous military manuals and documents regarding police responses to mass casualty incidents.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024
Essentially, becoming a doomsday prepper, but specifically for the day when Taylor Swift somehow takes over the United States government, is the final step of becoming completely unhinged.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 12 Jan. 2024
Amazon This would make a great gift for cyclists, campers, and preppers.
—Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 19 Dec. 2023
In many ways, Elon Musk is the world’s biggest doomsday prepper.
—Tim Higgins, WSJ, 28 Oct. 2023
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