whipper-in

American  

[hwip-er-in, wip-] / ˈʰwɪp ərˈɪn, ˈwɪp- /

noun

whippers-in plural

1. Fox Hunting. a professional or honorary member of a hunt staff who assists the huntsman with the hounds.

2. British. whip.

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whipper-in British  

noun

1. a person employed to assist the huntsman managing the hounds in a hunt

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Etymology

Origin of whipper-in

First recorded in 1730–40

Example Sentences

Huntsman John Finnegan and whipper-in Rhys Matcham from the Quorn Hunt were on trial for breaching the 2004 Hunting Act in Leicestershire last year.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2021

The dogs—twelve in number—were got on board and duly kennelled, and the old trapper was installed as whipper-in.

From Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" by Stables, Gordon

The whipper-in immediately climbs the tree in which the little red-brown animal still peacefully cracks its nuts, its pretty tail curled well over its head.

From Mr. Punch in the Hunting Field by Various

Dwelling.—When hounds do not come up to the huntsman’s halloo till moved by the whipper-in, they are said to dwell.

From A New Illustrated Edition of J. S. Rarey's Art of Taming Horses With the Substance of the Lectures at the Round House, and Additional Chapters on Horsemanship and Hunting, for the Young and Timid by Rarey, J. S. (John Solomon)

Lord A——r's head gamekeeper was singularly aided—he possessed a four-legged whipper-in.

From The Dog by Dinks