plural preppers
: a person who prepares something or prepares for something
a food/meal prepper
a hair prepper
specifically
: a person who gathers materials and makes plans in preparation for surviving a major disaster or cataclysm (such as worldwide economic collapse or war)
doomsday preppers
I consider myself something of a prepper. I don't necessarily believe there is an apocalypse coming anytime soon. However, there are certain items I always keep on hand just in case. —
Jennifer Wyatt Emory
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—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2024
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—Adam Markovitz, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024
Most people exist on the opposite end of the spectrum from doomsday preppers who do things like build bunkers and underground food storage.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 5 Aug. 2024
For every Westside wellness evangelist proudly displaying a Berkey at a garden party, there’s a disaster prepper who values the filter as a bulwark against disease in a post-apocalyptic world.
—Adam Markovitz, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024
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John Bacon, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2024
But the full, unfiltered account of Berkey’s rise is a murkier tale, involving fights with the Environmental Protection Agency and the state of California, doomsday preppers and a right-wing media blitz.
—Adam Markovitz, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024
Most people exist on the opposite end of the spectrum from doomsday preppers who do things like build bunkers and underground food storage.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 5 Aug. 2024
For every Westside wellness evangelist proudly displaying a Berkey at a garden party, there’s a disaster prepper who values the filter as a bulwark against disease in a post-apocalyptic world.
—Adam Markovitz, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024
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“Prepper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prepper. Accessed 2 Nov. 2024.
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