whooper

English

Etymology

whoop +‎ -er

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -uːpə(ɹ)

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
whooping crane — see whooping crane
whooper swan — see whooper swan
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