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WALLOPER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does walloper mean?
• WALLOPER (noun)
The noun WALLOPER has 3 senses:
1. a very hard hitter
2. a winner by a wide margin
3. a gross untruth; a blatant lie
Familiarity information: WALLOPER used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A very hard hitter
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("walloper" is a kind of...):
hitter; striker (someone who hits)
Derivation:
wallop (hit hard)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A winner by a wide margin
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("walloper" is a kind of...):
victor; winner (the contestant who wins the contest)
Derivation:
wallop (defeat soundly and utterly)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A gross untruth; a blatant lie
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
walloper; whopper
Hypernyms ("walloper" is a kind of...):
lie; prevarication (a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth)
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