WHIPPER Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

whipper

noun

Definition of whipper

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. — The Editors, Outside, 13 Feb. 2026

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Noun

In the final, which pitted corgis against each other over 25 meters (82 feet), the winner was American competitor GG, short for Gustave the Girl Dog.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
Sangare was one of the core players of the Lens side who pushed Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain hard for the French title last season, eventually coming up six points short.

— Cerys Jones, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of winner

Noun

Also, Indiana has won three of its last five games since playing New York last month, but those two losses were to the first-place Minnesota Lynx and the reigning WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces on a buzzer-beater in overtime.

— Geoff Clark OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026
For the filling, chill your mixing bowl and beaters in the freezer for a few minutes beforehand.

— Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 July 2026

Definition of beater

Noun

The plot of the original YouTube series began to follow the Skibidi Toilets, a conqueror race armed with futuristic weaponry and an intention to colonize the galaxy.

— Kyle MacNeill, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2026
One stronghold after another has fallen to the ruthless conqueror Nobunaga Oda—often celebrated as the first great unifier of Japan but here cast as a largely offscreen mega-villain.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 July 2026

Definition of conqueror

Noun

The defensive end returned the next year trimmer and quicker, finishing the regular season with 15 1/2 sacks and a career-best 21 tackles for loss.

— Matt Barrows, New York Times, 26 July 2026
Of course, there are also nods to the beloved Raimi-era chainsaw with power tools like a brush trimmer and a heavy-duty hammer drill.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026

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