prepper
Americannoun
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a person who prepares something, often ahead of an event or action.
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a person who prepares for a future event, particularly for some form of major catastrophe.
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a student who attends a prep school.
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She thinks there is a stereotype of what a prepper looks like, but in reality there is a spectrum.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
Was it the business equivalent of being a doomsday prepper?
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025
Personally, I wasn’t much of a meal prepper.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 5, 2024
The 57-year-old said he’d previously been active locally in what he described as “not a militia, more of a prepper group.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2023
“I don’t know if your mom’s a Doomsday prepper or if this is just a panic room, for some reason,” Natalie said.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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