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whipper
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun whipper has 1 sense
- whipper(n = noun.person) switcher - a person who administers punishment by wielding a switch or whip; Array is a kind of oppressor
Derived form verb whip1
CIDE DICTIONARY
whipper, n.
- One who whips; especially, an officer who inflicts the penalty of legal whipping. [1913 Webster]
- One who raises coal or merchandise with a tackle from a chip's hold. [1913 Webster]
- A kind of simple willow. [1913 Webster]
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