prepper
Americannoun
plural
preppers-
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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There are nearly 100 “hate and anti-government” groups in the state, including anti-vaxxers, doomsday prepper militias and old-school neo-Nazi outfits, according to the latest publicly available data from the Southern Poverty Law Center.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
He said he was a doomsday prepper, and that the alleged "bomb-making material" was actually fire-starting material.
From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025
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
“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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