scoop C2+ Topic:Media & Publishing US /skup/ UK /skuːp/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a utensil for lifting loose material, or an exclusive news story The reporter landed a major scoop on the scandal. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a utensil for lifting loose... ladlespoondipperexclusivestorygougedig Word family Derived forms scooper Etymology AI details From Middle Dutch and Middle Low German schope ('a bailing vessel, scoop'), of Proto-Germanic origin, related to shape and shave. schope Middle Dutch View etymology graph -> Topics Media & Publishing External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # scoop **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /skup/ **IPA (UK):** /skuːp/ ## Meanings 1. a utensil for lifting loose material, or an exclusive news story ## Examples - The reporter landed a major scoop on the scandal. ## Synonyms - ladle - spoon - dipper - exclusive - story - gouge - dig ## Derived Forms - scooper ## Roots and Affixes - Root: schope ## Etymology From Middle Dutch and Middle Low German schope ('a bailing vessel, scoop'), of Proto-Germanic origin, related to shape and shave. ## AI Etymology Scoop comes from Middle Dutch and Middle Low German schope ('a bailing vessel, scoop'), of Proto-Germanic origin, related to shape and shave. The form preserves a compact historical development in which the older wording and the present sense remain closely connected. As a noun and verb, it denotes "a utensil for lifting loose material, or an exclusive news story", keeping the historical idea close to its dictionary sense. Relevant historical forms include Middle Dutch schope. Derivative forms include scooper. ## Topics - Media & Publishing markdown