whipper-in

American  

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

noun

plural

whippers-in

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

Up to then it had seemed fate's whipper-in that was driving me.

From The Long Lane's Turning by Rives, Hallie Erminie

“If I hadn’t acted as whipper-in you’d never have seen this lazy dog until you were half-way home again.”

From Fordham's Feud by Mitford, Bertram

The duties of the whipper-in are to a great extent explained by his title.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" by Various

The Nestors of the sporting generation, Swore praises, and recall'd their former fires; The huntsman's self relented to a grin, And rated him almost a whipper-in.

From Don Juan by Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron