plural preppers
: a person who prepares something or prepares for something
a food/meal prepper
a hair prepper
specifically
: a person who gathers materials and makes plans in preparation for surviving a major disaster or cataclysm (such as worldwide economic collapse or war)
doomsday preppers
I consider myself something of a prepper. I don't necessarily believe there is an apocalypse coming anytime soon. However, there are certain items I always keep on hand just in case. —
Jennifer Wyatt Emory
Jennifer Wyatt Emory Examples of prepper in a Sentence
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To be honest, other than that, there’s no producer, there isn’t a prepper, there isn’t a researcher.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 28 Oct. 2024
Plastic is the least eco material imaginable—and it is employed here excessively, mimicking the preppers saving only themselves.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 11 Oct. 2024
Closer look at Milton's path:How the storm is unfolding
Longtime Florida resident 'not panicking'
Streams of customers and hurricane preppers filled big-box retailers in Manatee County ahead of Hurricane Milton.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2024
But the full, unfiltered account of Berkey’s rise is a murkier tale, involving fights with the Environmental Protection Agency and the state of California, doomsday preppers and a right-wing media blitz.
—Adam Markovitz, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 28 Oct. 2024
Plastic is the least eco material imaginable—and it is employed here excessively, mimicking the preppers saving only themselves.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 11 Oct. 2024
Closer look at Milton's path:How the storm is unfolding
Longtime Florida resident 'not panicking'
Streams of customers and hurricane preppers filled big-box retailers in Manatee County ahead of Hurricane Milton.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2024
But the full, unfiltered account of Berkey’s rise is a murkier tale, involving fights with the Environmental Protection Agency and the state of California, doomsday preppers and a right-wing media blitz.
—Adam Markovitz, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024
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“Prepper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prepper. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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