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whooper (iou)



whooper noun. . M16.
[from WHOOP verb + -ER1.]
A person who or animal that whoops; spec. (a) = whooper swan below; (b) N. Amer. = whooping crane s.v. WHOOPING ppl adjective.
Comb.: whooper swan a large swan, Cygnus cygnus, which has a yellow and black bill and breeds in northern Eurasia and Greenland.