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Whipster — Whip ster, n. [Whip + ster.] A nimble little fellow; a whippersnapper. [1913 Webster] Every puny whipster gets my sword. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whipster — noun a scholastic often pedantic person, wise guy Every pitifullest whipster that walks within a skin has his head filled with the notion that he is, shall be, or by all human and divine laws ought to be, ‘happy.’ His wishes, the pitifullest… … Wiktionary
whipster — whip·ster … English syllables
Diligence — Diligence, transportant aussi … Wikipédia en Français
whippersnapper — /hwip euhr snap euhr, wip /, n. an unimportant but offensively presumptuous person, esp. a young one. [1665 75; prob. b. earlier whipster and snippersnapper, similar in sense; see WHIP, SNAP, ER1] * * * … Universalium
Infant — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Infant >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 infant infant babe baby babe in arms Sgm: N 1 nurseling nurseling suckling yearling weanling Sgm: N 1 papoose papoose bambino Sgm … English dictionary for students
whippersnapper — whip•per•snap•per [[t]ˈ(h)wɪp ərˌsnæp ər, ˈwɪp [/t]] n. an unimportant but offensively presumptuous person, esp. a young one • Etymology: 1665–75; prob. b. earlier whipster and snippersnapper, similar in sense … From formal English to slang
