as in winner
one that defeats an enemy or opponent
as the whippers of teams from much larger schools, our players have much to be proud of
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Recent Examples of whipper
On the first pitch, Casey, who weighs almost twice as much as me, took the biggest whipper (a giant climbing fall) of his life.
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The Editors, Outside, 13 Feb. 2026
The Editors, Outside, 13 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whipper
Noun
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Energy stocks—one of the few reliable winners of the conflict—sold off with oil.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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Without further ado, here are the winners and losers of NFL schedule release day.—
Jon Root OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
Noun
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It’s also recommended that it be vacuumed without a beater bar.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
8 May 2026
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In the 2026 tourney, the Billikens beat Georgia by 25 points; Utah State beat Villanova; VCU upset North Carolina; High Point upset Wisconsin and Kentucky needed a buzzer-beater to force overtime and eventually knock off Santa Clara.—
CJ Moore,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Football, too, was brought to colonies by conquerors, only to be embraced by the conquered and remade anew.—
Franklin Leonard,
Vanity Fair,
14 May 2026
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But legend has it that despite the might of these ancient conquerors, pockets of Sardinia sometimes managed to defend themselves.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Boone’s words proved prescient, as Weathers, just a tad trimmer, retired 13 straight Baltimore batters following a game-opening walk.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
12 May 2026
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The irony is that Ashby was the stand-in for France’s usual wing trimmer, the British sailor Leigh McMillan, who is still recovering from an injury at the Auckland SailGP event in February.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Brown holds a bachelor’s degree in animal sciences from Mississippi State University and a master’s degree in business from Louisiana State University Shreveport.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 May 2026
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The university will also suspend new admission into the bachelor of arts in anthropology and the masters of engineering and masters of science in materials science and engineering to rework curriculum through an interdisciplinary lens.—
Maven Navarro,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 May 2026
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“Whipper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whipper. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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