whooper
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -uːpə(ɹ)
Noun[edit]
whooper (plural whoopers)
- A person or animal that whoops.
- The whooping crane, Grus americana.
- 2008, Thomas Arnhold, Web Parton, Wingshooter's Guide to Kansas Upland Birds and Waterfowl, page 88:
- Adult whoopers are white and easy to distinguish from sandhills.
- The whooper swan, Cygnus cygnus.
Translations[edit]
one who whoops
whooping crane — see whooping crane
whooper swan — see whooper swan