prepper
noun
a person who prepares something, often ahead of an event or action.
preppers
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pluralof prepper.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Leigh, a dad of three, served in the Army but now runs a dedicated preppers shop and is a survival course provider.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026
Naomi Alderman’s new dystopia, ‘The Future,’ finds a new way into the genre she mastered in ‘The Power’: a battle royal of preppers, tech billionaires and cults.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2025
From drag queens to doomsday preppers, it has shined a light across areas of our social topography that remain less explored by other media.
From Salon ● Nov. 30, 2023
The coronavirus pandemic made tech preppers feel vindicated, for a while.
From New York Times ● Jun. 11, 2023
My circle of friends is usually limited to Scouts, preppers, or the random offspring of other dentists—so having Alyssa, Garrett, and Jacqui here is kind of a minor big deal for me.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
