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whipper-in
[ hwip-er-in, wip- ]
noun
- Fox Hunting. a professional or honorary member of a hunt staff who assists the huntsman with the hounds.
- British. whip ( def 28 ).
whipper-in
noun
- a person employed to assist the huntsman managing the hounds in a hunt
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Word History and Origins
Origin of whipper-in1
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Example Sentences
All light kites were set, and 'Satanita' led the race on a reach to the Skerries buoy, at which mark 'Navahoe' was whipper-in.
The Leviathan kept ahead, and led as well as she could, while we did the duty of huntsman, or of whipper-in.
The Duke of Orleans, first Prince of the blood, is acting as whipper-in.
But after all, it was not his business to be the whipper-in for lectures.
A short-waisted plug hat may be worn also, in order to distinguish the hunter from the whipper-in, who wears a baseball cap.
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