noun
pl. -·pers-in′- Chiefly Brit. a huntsman's assistant who keeps the hounds together in a pack
- Archaic whip (noun)
whipper-in
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whipper-in
noun
pl. whip·pers-in,- Sports A person who assists the huntsman in handling a pack of hounds in foxhunting.
- The whip in a legislative body.
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