snippersnapper

noun

snip·​per·​snap·​per ˈsni-pər-ˌsna-pər 

: whippersnapper

Synonyms

• cipher
• dwarf
• half-pint
• insect
• insignificancy
• lightweight
• morsel
• nobody
• nonentity
• nothing
• nullity
• number
• pip-squeak
• pygmy
• pigmy
• shrimp
• twerp
• whippersnapper
• zero
• zilch

Examples of snippersnapper in a Sentence

an old hand who regards these kids right out of business school as a bunch of snippersnappers who don't know beans

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

circa 1590, in the meaning defined above