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toilet prepper 

The first person on the toilet who gets the seat warm for those who follow
The old man kept the old woman around because her big ass made her the perfect toilet prepper
toilet prepper by Ma and Pa November 8, 2012
A person who is prepared, or striving to be prepared for incident, natural disaster, etc

A person actively preparing or being prepared for situations that may affect the stability of home, life, or financial situation.

Also known as survivalists, doomsday preppers (derogatory)
Jim and his wife have canned a lot of food this summer. They will be prepared this winter!

Carrie is a good prepper. She has a 72 hour bag for each of her family members.
Prepper by Neco-ji October 18, 2013
Someone who focuses on preparedness, generally for various worst-case scenarios like peak oil or armageddon. Sometimes used to avoid the more loaded term survivalist.
Some preppers focus on guns, others on sustainable agriculture.
prepper by NYVillager March 28, 2008
prep·per
/ˈprepər/
noun

a person who believes a catastrophic disaster or emergency is likely to occur in the future and makes active preparations for it, typically by stockpiling food, ammunition, and other supplies.
There's no agreement among preppers about what disaster is most imminent.
prepper by kaosmoker June 26, 2021

Preppers Network 

A network of survivalists, patriots and Preparedness minded folks who wish to survive and prepare for disasters of all types; natural, man-made, and economic
Obviously, the word stems from the root word, prepare. It seems to me, a prepper could be basically anyone who likes or tries to be prepared for all contingencies, but seems to particularly imply preparedness for either small and large disaster scenarios.

(This word is NOT to be confused with the word, preppy, which has quite a different meaning.)
I was never really a preppy (even though I went to a prep school), but now I'm preparing to become a prepper, since these 2016 elections are putting the shit so close to the fan!

Not all preppers are the fanatics that are described or implied by some definitions. If you live in a place like California, especially if you live on a major fault line like I do, you really need to be a prepper; because when you run out of potable water, I'm not sharing mine with you! :p