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 don’t worry, that handsome whippersnapper Jesse Palmer will be there to lend a sympathetic ear along the way.
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Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 19 Sep. 2024
And winning against all these young whippersnappers still has this clock in shock.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 9 May 2024
Old fogeys and young whippersnappers put their knowledge of trivia to the test for a second season.
—Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2023
The sensation is akin to being a still-fit grandpa that shows up to a family reunion that’s filled with young whippersnappers.
—Marco Della Cava, Robb Report, 27 Apr. 2023
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Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 19 Sep. 2024
And winning against all these young whippersnappers still has this clock in shock.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 9 May 2024
Old fogeys and young whippersnappers put their knowledge of trivia to the test for a second season.
—Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2023
The sensation is akin to being a still-fit grandpa that shows up to a family reunion that’s filled with young whippersnappers.
—Marco Della Cava, Robb Report, 27 Apr. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whippersnapper
Noun
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Emperor tamarins are dwarf monkeys with whiskers that resemble a white moustache.—
Robert Higgs,
cleveland,
1 Feb. 2023
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The dwarf variety grows to be about 5 to 7 feet, ideal for a small garden or accent in a room with limited space.—
Bryce Jones,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Jan. 2023
Noun
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Lively’s Lily Bloom is a cipher for the millennial woman resisting the pull of becoming her boomer mother.—
Doreen St. Félix,
The New Yorker,
13 Jan. 2025
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For decades, Patricia McGlone was a cipher, a ghost.—
Sarah Weinman,
Rolling Stone,
1 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Those free passes were a frequent abuse of the law in the past, and low-profile corporate nobodies got away with them for years.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Feb. 2025
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The owner, knowing that his establishment is at capacity and taking into consideration the troublesome nobodies who are seeking entry, brusquely sends them away.—
Andy Biggs,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Also, Holloway is making his permanent move to lightweight, and this rematch could be a surprise hit for the UFC.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Most base layers will be in the 160-grams-per-square-meter (lightweight) to 260-gsm range (heavyweight or expedition weight).—
Scott Gilbertson,
WIRED,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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But some of their most common prey items include minnows, crayfish, insects, and amphibians.—
Derek Horner,
Outdoor Life,
27 Feb. 2025
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Scientists have found that fungi, algae, pollen, lichens, insects, bacteria and viruses are especially good at encouraging water to freeze.—
Carl Zimmer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Most of the movie is a vaguely comical swipe at Napoleon in domestic life—an awkward lover, a jealous husband, an inveterate complainer, and in sum an annoying twerp.—
Kyle Smith,
WSJ,
21 Nov. 2023
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Kind of a little twerp, now and again.—
Ashley Fetters Maloy,
Washington Post,
7 Nov. 2022
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