dipper

B2 Topic:House & Home

US /ˈdɪpɚ/ UK /ˈdɪpə/ See IPA manual

Freq #18630

Meanings

1

noun
a cup-shaped container with a long handle, used to scoop and pour liquids

He filled the tin dipper at the well and passed it to the thirsty traveler.
2

noun
a small, dark songbird of the genus Cinclus that dives and walks underwater in fast-flowing streams

A dipper bobbed on a rock before plunging into the current for insects.
3

noun
a person or device that dips something into a liquid or coating

The factory's chocolate dipper coated each center by hand.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a cup-shaped container with... ladle scoop

2 noun · a small, dark songbird of... water ouzel

3 noun · a person or device that... dipping workerdipping device

Word family

Derived forms dipperful

Related forms dip ladle scoop water ouzelbufflehead

Etymology

From Middle English dippere, formed from dip + the agent suffix -er. The word first meant a person or thing that dips; it was then applied to long-handled scoops and to aquatic birds whose feeding movements repeatedly take them beneath the water.

Topics

House & Home

External links

# dipper

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈdɪpɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈdɪpə/
**Frequency rank:** 18630

## Meanings
1. a cup-shaped container with a long handle, used to scoop and pour liquids
2. a small, dark songbird of the genus Cinclus that dives and walks underwater in fast-flowing streams
3. a person or device that dips something into a liquid or coating

## Examples
- He filled the tin dipper at the well and passed it to the thirsty traveler.
- A dipper bobbed on a rock before plunging into the current for insects.
- The factory's chocolate dipper coated each center by hand.

## Synonyms
- ladle
- scoop
- water ouzel
- dipping worker

## Derived Forms
- dipperful

## Related Forms
- dip
- ladle
- scoop
- water ouzel
- bufflehead

## Etymology
From Middle English dippere, formed from dip + the agent suffix -er. The word first meant a person or thing that dips; it was then applied to long-handled scoops and to aquatic birds whose feeding movements repeatedly take them beneath the water.

## Topics
- House & Home

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