whooper

[ hoo-per, hwoo-, woo- ]

noun

1. a person or thing that whoops.
2. whooper swan.
3. Informal. whooping crane.

whooper

/ ˈwuːpə /

noun

1. a large white Old World swan, Cygnus cygnus, having a black bill with a yellow base and a noisy whooping cry

Word History and Origins

Origin of whooper¹

First recorded in 1650–60; whoop + -er ¹

Example Sentences

I cudden't stand it no longer, so I wint down town to-night, down be Shekel an' Whooper's place, an' bought these things.

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The chief whooper, he discovered, was Bill Kennedy, the man whom he had very nearly thrashed.

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Well, there ain't much use 'whooping up the boys' when only the whooper gets wild.

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De one us sung most was: 'Whooper John and Calline all night.'

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He hastened to assure the whooper that he was awake and afoot.

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