as in dwarf
a person of no importance or influence
some young whippersnapper piped up with a pointless comment
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Recent Examples of whippersnapper
And the Sharks have no obvious replacement for him — no young whippersnapper in the pipeline ready for his moment.
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Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
30 Dec. 2025
And Markey has defeated whippersnapper-type political foes before.
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David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Oct. 2025
The reasons for the show’s appeal are manifold, starting with the odd-trio chemistry of the three leads (Short, plus his longtime co-conspirator Steve Martin and relative whippersnapper Selena Gomez).
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Damon Wise,
Deadline,
8 Aug. 2025
The new telescope does, though, have a whippersnapper nipping at its heels.
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Sarah Scoles,
Scientific American,
28 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for whippersnapper
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
30 Dec. 2025
And Markey has defeated whippersnapper-type political foes before.
—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Oct. 2025
The reasons for the show’s appeal are manifold, starting with the odd-trio chemistry of the three leads (Short, plus his longtime co-conspirator Steve Martin and relative whippersnapper Selena Gomez).
—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
8 Aug. 2025
The new telescope does, though, have a whippersnapper nipping at its heels.
—
Sarah Scoles,
Scientific American,
28 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for whippersnapper
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whippersnapper
Noun
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For pots, look for dwarf zinnia varieties that won’t require staking.
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As virality goes, this is not a big number, but the passion that the account has aroused dwarfs its reach.
Noun
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But in my view, our relationships to animals, whose lives are untouched by the existential woes and artifices of personhood, are the richest and most evident ciphers for our own often inscrutable psyches.
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Consider a dashboard that shows applications, including keys and libraries; network traffic protocols and ciphers; hardware, such as HSMs and TPMs; and third-party dependencies, including cryptographic or software bills of materials.
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Despite the tragicomic instability and the rotating cast of nobodies temporarily tasked with running the country, when seen in macroeconomic terms, Peru appears to be doing just fine, thank you.
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Unlike some of his more strapping forebears (think Liam Neeson, Kevin Costner, or Aaron Eckhart), Odenkirk specializes in nobodies and normals: people one would not expect to be killing machines.
Noun
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Wear lightweight, loose and light-colored clothing and a brimmed hat.
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The lightweight frames have rubber temple grips and adjustable nose pads.
Noun
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Significant stinging insect infestations like wasps and carpenter bees may also require a specialized plan that isn’t included in your general pest control service.
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Other eco-amenities include all-natural insect repellent and sunscreen in refillable containers, plus a handy pouch with reusable straw and cutlery to bring along during day trips.
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Once a sky-blue democracy is restored, may Trump’s days of infamy be ruled illegitimate and his name and legacy duly tainted by all of history, darkly blackened or cautiously reddened in the honest records that this twerp and his twisted cohorts have conspired so heinously to whitewash.
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Taking on classic buddy-comedy attributes, Sam is the together one with a programmatic path toward life as a wealthy but hollow finance twerp, while Ari is the brash, cracked, less-medicated-than-he-should-be bull in a china shop.
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“Whippersnapper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whippersnapper. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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