whipper Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a person who administers punishment by wielding a switch or whip
    switcher.

WordNet

Whip"per noun
Definitions
  1. One who whips; especially, an officer who inflicts the penalty of legal whipping.
  2. One who raises coal or merchandise with a tackle from a chip's hold. Eng.
  3. (Spinning) A kind of simple willow.

Webster 1913