dipper

Meaning

1. One who, or that which, dips (immerses something, or itself, into a liquid).
2. Any of various small passerine birds of the genus Cinclus that live near fast-flowing streams and feed along the bottom.
3. A cup-shaped vessel with a long handle, for dipping into and ladling out liquids; a ladle or scoop.
4. (India, UK) The control in a vehicle that switches between high-beam and low-beam (i.e. dips the lights), especially when used to signal other vehicles.
5. Any snack food intended to be dipped in sauce.
6. Someone who dips chewing tobacco or snuff.
7. (slang) A pickpocket.
8. (historical) A person employed in a tin plate works to coat steel plates in molten tin by dipping them.
9. (historical) A person employed to assist a bather in and out of the sea.
10. (historical, informal) A Baptist or Dunker.
11. A delivery bowled that curves into or away from the batter before pitching.

Synonyms

ladle

scoop

bucket

🪣

white-throated dipper

spoon

🥄

bufflehead

water ouzel

butterball

splash ring

Bucephela albeola

dyer

flask

gourd

grab

scooper

tablespoon

water pitcher

well

bale out

big dipper

serving spoon

coconutshell ladle

European water ouzel

immersion method

digging bucket

scraper bucket

scraper pan

bagger

white throated dipper

bail

baler

bamboo

🎍

basket

🧺

bottle

calabash

cup

digger

dunker

Translations

cucharón

louche

Cinclus cinclus

Schöpflöffel

Kelle

mestolo

Wasseramsel

cazo

mirlo acuático

waterspreeuw

cincle plongeur

Schöpfkelle

κουτάλα

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdɪpə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: dippere

In summary

From Middle English dippere; equivalent to dip + -er.