WHIPPERSNAPPER

Meaning of WHIPPERSNAPPER in English

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An older Tony Gwynn must compete only with that whippersnapper and a young Dave Winfield with an aversion to the right-field wall.

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WHIPPERSNAPPER — noun Etymology: alteration of snippersnapper Date: 1700 a diminutive, insignificant, or presumptuous person
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WHIPPERSNAPPER — ˈhwipə(r)ˌsnapə(r) also ˈwi- noun Etymology: alteration (influenced by whip ) of snippersnapper : a diminutive, insignificant, or presumptuous person
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHIPPERSNAPPER — (n.) A diminutive, insignificant, or presumptuous person.
Английский словарь Webster
WHIPPERSNAPPER — ( n. ) A diminutive, insignificant, or presumptuous person.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHIPPERSNAPPER — /hwip"euhr snap'euhr, wip"-/ , n. an unimportant but offensively presumptuous person, esp. a young one. [ 1665-75; prob. b. earlier …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WHIPPERSNAPPER — n. young person who is arrogant and assuming
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WHIPPERSNAPPER — noun Etymology: alteration of snippersnapper Date: 1700 : a diminutive, insignificant, or presumptuous person
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHIPPERSNAPPER — noun a diminutive, insignificant, or presumptuous person.
Webster English vocab
WHIPPERSNAPPER — ■ noun informal a young and inexperienced person who is presumptuous or overconfident. Origin C17: perh. representing whipsnapper , expressing …
Concise Oxford English vocab
WHIPPERSNAPPER — [whip.per.snap.per] n [alter. of snippersnapper] (1700): a diminutive, insignificant, or presumptuous person
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WHIPPERSNAPPER — whippersnapper BrE AmE ˈwɪp ə ˌsnæp ə ˈhwɪp- AmE \ ˈwɪp ə r ˌsnæp ə r ˈhwɪp- ▷ whippersnapper|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WHIPPERSNAPPER — / ˈwɪpəsnæpə(r); NAmE ˈwɪpərs-/ noun ( old-fashioned , informal ) a young and unimportant person who behaves in a way …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHIPPERSNAPPER — whip ‧ per ‧ snap ‧ per /ˈwɪpəˌsnæpə $ ˈwɪpərˌsnæpər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: Probably …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHIPPERSNAPPER — n. 1 a small child. 2 an insignificant but presumptuous or intrusive (esp. young) person. [perh. for whipsnapper, implying noise …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WHIPPERSNAPPER — n. 1 a small child. 2 an insignificant but presumptuous or intrusive (esp. young) person. [ perh. for whipsnapper, implying …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WHIPPERSNAPPER — n.1 a small child. 2 an insignificant but presumptuous or intrusive (esp. young) person. Etymology: perh. for whipsnapper, implying noise …
Oxford English vocab
WHIPPERSNAPPER — ( whippersnappers) If you refer to a young person as a whippersnapper , you disapprove of them because you think …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHIPPERSNAPPER — (~s) If you refer to a young person as a ~, you disapprove of them because you think that they …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WHIPPERSNAPPER — [noun] [C] [dated] or humorous - a young person who is too confident and shows a lack of respect towards …
Cambridge English vocab
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WHIPPERSNAPPER — n. Function: noun Synonyms: NONENTITY , cipher, insignificancy, nobody, nothing, nullity, whiffet, whipster, zero, zilch
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
WHIPPERSNAPPER — noun Synonyms: nonentity , cipher, insignificancy, nobody, nothing, nullity, whiffet, whipster, zero, zilch
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
WHIPPERSNAPPER — n. 25B6; noun (informal) UPSTART, stripling; informal pipsqueak, squirt; Brit. informal squit; N. Amer. informal snip.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WHIPPERSNAPPER — (пренебрежительное) ничтожество; самонадеянный мальчишка, молокосос
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WHIPPERSNAPPER — Молокосос
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
WHIPPERSNAPPER — n пренебр. ничтожество; самонадеянный мальчишка, молокосос
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Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
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WHIPPERSNAPPER — n. Pronunciation: ' hwi-p ə r- ˌ sna-p ə r, ' wi- Function: noun Etymology: alteration of snippersnapper Date: 1700 …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WHIPPERSNAPPER — ничтожество
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WHIPPERSNAPPER — (n) молокосос; ничтожество; самонадеянный мальчишка
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
WHIPPERSNAPPER — n пренебр. ничтожество; самонадеянный мальчишка, молокосос
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
WHIPPERSNAPPER — n пренебр. ничтожество; самонадеянный мальчишка, молокосос
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WHIPPERSNAPPER — молокосос
English-Russian Online Dictionary
WHIPPERSNAPPER — (пренебрежительное) ничтожество; самонадеянный мальчишка, молокосос
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
WHIPPERSNAPPER — ничтожество
Англо-Русский словарь

Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

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