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prepper
UK /ˈpɹɛpə/ US /ˈpɹɛpɚ/
noun 4
Collocations
3ADJ.
little, nice, north
PREPPER + NOUN
survivalist, yorkshire
PREP.
between, in
Definitions
noun
1
A student at a prep school.
2
A prep school.
‘We have a vacancy at a very nice little prepper in North Yorkshire. Cundall Manor.’
noun
1
Someone who actively prepares for emergencies by having useful things on hand, such as extra water, food, medicine, fuel, and so on.
2
Someone who actively prepares for emergencies by having useful things on hand, such as extra water, food, medicine, fuel, and so on.
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 about looming disasters.
After all, Pinterest co-founder Evan Sharp says it was always meant to be a utility: “It’s a tool people use to plan their futures,” he told ReadWrite earlier this year. Preppers just happen to think the future looks bleak.
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‘We have a vacancy at a very nice little prepper in North Yorkshire. Cundall Manor.’
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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 Armageddo
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After all, Pinterest co-founder Evan Sharp says it was always meant to be a utility: “It’s a tool people use to plan their futures,” he told ReadWrite earlier this year. Preppers just happen to think
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Earlier today, I found myself taking it down and flicking through its index — “handcranked lanterns”; “pandemic”; “panic, avoidance of” — in a manner that felt remarkably different to how I had flicke
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What's the difference between a prepper and a survivalist?
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