Usually means: Assistant to huntsman, manages hounds.
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  1. whipper-in: Merriam-Webster
  2. whipper-in: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. whipper-in: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. whipper-in, whipper-in: Collins English Dictionary
  5. whipper-in: Vocabulary.com
  6. whipper-in: Wordnik
  7. whipper-in: Wiktionary
  8. whipper-in: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. whipper-in: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. whipper-in: Dictionary.com
  11. whipper-in: Rhymezone
  12. whipper-in: FreeDictionary.org
  13. whipper-in: Mnemonic Dictionary
  14. whipper-in: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. whipper-in: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (whipper-in)

noun:  (hunting) A huntsman who keeps the hounds from wandering, and whips them in, if necessary, to the chase.
noun:  (politics) One who enforces the discipline of a party, and urges the attendance and support of the members on all necessary occasions.

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