whooper

English

Etymology

whoop +‎ -er

Noun

whooper (plural whoopers)

1. A person or animal that whoops.
2. 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.

3. The whooper swan, Cygnus cygnus.

Translations

one who whoops

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whooping crane — see whooping crane

whooper swan — see whooper swan