whisperer

noun

whis·​per·​er ˈ(h)wi-spər-ər How to pronounce whisperer (audio)
plural whisperers
1
: one that whispers
specifically : rumormonger
2
a
: a person who excels at calming or training usually hard-to-manage animals using noncoercive methods based especially on an understanding of the animals' natural instincts
The last event of the day will be the horse whisperer breaking a wild horse and giving his testimony while he does it.Dale Carroll
A lion that mauled a young woman to death in South Africa was under the care of a man known as the "lion whisperer" for his close interactions with the predators.The Lewiston (Idaho) Morning Tribune
b
: a person who is unusually skilled at calmly guiding, influencing, or managing other people
Colleagues often call Williams the "child whisperer" because he reaches out with a quiet grace to children who need assistance and molds students who need to believe in their own future.Annie Martin
c
: a person considered to possess some extraordinary skill or talent in managing or dealing with something specified
Meatballs with spaghetti, meatball sliders, meatballs in a casserole, or just meatballs on the plate with a salad, my boys love them all, going so far as to call me the meatball whisperer.Neely Myers

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Choose the cut and the provenance of your pig (a lean loin from Hyōgo Prefecture, say, or a marbled cut from Kyushu) and let the pig whisperers do the rest. Matt Goulding, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2024 The View star, gentle Siri whisperer, swivel chair acrobatic artist, and one-time apartment building elevator hostage Joy Behar has, frankly, had it with the terroristic antics of America's shampoo companies! Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024 Trump whisperers have encouraged him to stop criticizing Harris personally, from scrutinizing her intelligence to her laugh. Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Sep. 2024 More stories from the Style section HAND CURATED The ‘bottom whisperer’ will see you now. Herb Scribner, Washington Post, 18 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for whisperer 

Word History

First Known Use

1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of whisperer was in 1530

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“Whisperer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whisperer. Accessed 14 Dec. 2024.

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