Wiktionary
whippers-in
n. (plural of whipper-in English)
WordNet
whipper-in
n. huntsman's assistant in managing the hounds
[also: whippers-in (pl)]
whippers-in
See whipper-in
Usage examples of "whippers-in".
The dogs that ran about his farms could at a pinch be mustered into a pack for hunting, at which his stablemen served as whippers-in.