topper

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (masculine) someone or something excellent; a belter, a ripper
2. (masculine) the greater scaup, Aythya marila

Synoniemen

toppereend

hooghtepunt

Vertalingen

Bergente

scaup

moretta grigia

greater scaup

porrón bastardo

fuligule milouinan

zarro-bastardo

máximo

sivri

Höhepunkt

karabaş patka

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈtɔ.pər/

Etymologie (Engels)

From top + -er.
The bird name is generally taken to derive from the noun top ("top"), not the adjective top ("great, amazing"). Some have instead adduced the dialectal word dobber (referring to both the greater scaup and the tufted duck), which was apparently current in Zeeuws-Vlaanderen at some point, with devoicing of both d- (to t-) and -bb- (to -pp-) yielding this form.