WHISPERER

whisperer

(noun) one who speaks in a whisper

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

whisperer (plural whisperers)

Someone who whispers.

Someone who tells secrets; a gossip.

Someone who is skilled in taming or training a certain kind of animal, using gentle vocal commands and body language as opposed to physical contact. See horse whisperer.

(figurative, by extension) Someone who has an uncanny ability to control or manipulate a certain thing or person; an expert or guru in a particular field or subject

Anagrams

• rewhisper

Source: Wiktionary


Whis"per*er, n.

1. One who whispers.

2. A tattler; one who tells secrets; a conveyer of intelligence secretly; hence; a backbiter; one who slanders secretly. Prov. xvi. 28.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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