topper

Meaning

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

Concepts

scaup

greater scaup

acme

Synonyms

toppereend

hooghtepunt

Translations

Bergente

moretta grigia

porrón bastardo

fuligule milouinan

vertice

zarro-bastardo

máximo

sivri

Höhepunkt

karabaş patka

Schlager

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɔ.pər/

Etymology

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.