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prepper¹

  • /ˈpɹɛpɚ/ US
  • /ˈpɹɛpə/ UK

Rhymes with -ɛpə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From prep (“prep school”) + -er.

noun preppers

  1. UK, slang A student at a prep school.

    Similar: preppy

  2. UK, slang A prep school. ‘We have a vacancy at a very nice little prepper in North Yorkshire. Cundall Manor.’

prepper²

  • /ˈpɹɛpɚ/ US
  • /ˈpɹɛpə/ UK

Rhymes with -ɛpə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From prep (“prepare”, verb) + -er.

noun preppers

  1. Someone who actively prepares for emergencies by having useful things on hand, such as extra water, food, medicine, fuel, and so on.
  2. A survivalist. Preppers are keen not to be seen as survivalists – the stereotypically anti-government, wood-dwelling, gun-toting hermits of past decades. Rather than isolating themselves in preparation for Armageddon, preppers tend to have normal jobs, mingle with their communities and take a more relaxed view abo

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"prepper." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/prepper. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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prepper. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/prepper

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"prepper." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/prepper.

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@misc{prepper_2026,
  title = {prepper},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/prepper},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}