whippersnapper
noun
, ˈwi-\
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Synonyms & Antonyms for whippersnapper
Synonyms
cipher, dwarf, half-pint, insect, insignificancy, lightweight, morsel, nobody, nonentity, nothing, nullity, number, pip-squeak, pygmy (also pigmy), shrimp, snippersnapper, twerp, zero, zilch
Antonyms
big shot, big wheel, bigwig, eminence, figure, kahuna, kingpin, magnate, nabob, personage, somebody, VIP
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The day is fast approaching when Tiger Woods and Brooks Koepka will be chasing these whippersnappers at majors, not leading the way. — Tad Reeve, Twin Cities, "Tad Reeve: The future of golf breaks out at the 3M Open," 6 July 2019 Brees, meanwhile, will try to keep up with the 24-year-old whippersnapper from the Los Angeles Rams: Jared Goff. — Jason Gay, WSJ, "Tom Brady & Drew Brees: Beware the Zombie Geezers!," 14 Jan. 2019 Would this shirtless whippersnapper rob Timothée of his title? — Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, "How Did Timothée Chalamet Spend 2018? We’re So Glad You Asked," 10 Dec. 2018 For a relative whippersnapper (he’s 38), Reihan Salam has been writing about the relationship between the Republican Party’s policy agenda and its electoral coalition for a long time. — Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, "No, Democratic Populism Won’t Force GOP To Accept Big Government," 1 May 2018 Cook, 32, acknowledges that most young whippersnappers just don’t print out photos as part of their regular routine. — Scott Kirsner, BostonGlobe.com, "These companies want you to print your pictures," 16 Mar. 2018 That whippersnapper, in other words, would look fly af. — Sam Mellinger, kansascity, "Mellinger Minutes: Royals camp, Big 12, Mizzou, Chiefs outlook, Sporting, and more | The Kansas City Star," 6 Mar. 2018 But get this: According to a Goldman Sachs survey, Generation Z (the oldest are roughly 25 now) is more valuable to organizations than even those whippersnapper Millennials. — Steve Strauss, USA TODAY, "Small business trends: Look out for the rise of the robots," 15 Jan. 2018 In modern-day literature, whippersnappers who wouldn't know a mule from a hole in the ground are killing mules by the caravan. — Southern Living, "Southern Journal: The Quill and the Mule," 22 Mar. 2011These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'whippersnapper.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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