whippers

plural of whipper
as in winners
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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Noun
  • Big winners in Europe in the third quarter included Spanish stocks, the banking sector and chip giant ASML.
    Tasmin Lockwood,Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Clarkson and Brogdon are both recent Sixth Man of the Year winners.
    Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • At the same time, the New World’s conquerors mocked the idea of humanity’s oneness, laying the foundation for race supremacy.
    Greg Grandin September 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The American conquerors of Hawaii wanted this game banned.
    Matt Negrin, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Perched in the top of a palm tree, Fred was waiting for the beaters to drive the tiger past.
    Clare Conley, Outdoor Life, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Some bakers also place the flour and the mixing bowl and beaters in the freezer as well, but that’s not as important as the butter and flour.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Perched inside bucket trucks — or occasionally climbing up ropes into the canopies — tree trimmers cut branches about 15 feet back from the power lines, sawing off enough growth to keep the lines clear for about five years.
    Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The grandfather also showed him the sorry sight of contemporary hedges deformed by diabolical flail trimmers that chewed the natural architecture of branches into an anarchy of twigs.
    Annie Proulx, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
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“Whippers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whippers. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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