dipper
dipper Lexical Profile
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• noun
A cup-shaped vessel or ladle with a long handle, used for dipping, scooping, and pouring liquids.
"She used a rustic wooden dipper to draw fresh water from the spring."
A person or thing that dips, such as an individual briefly immersing themselves in water.
"The icy lake was filled with brave dippers participating in the annual New Year's Day polar plunge."
Any of several stout-bodied songbirds of the family Cinclidae that plunge into and swim underwater in fast-flowing streams to forage for aquatic insects.
"The American dipper bobbed rhythmically on a slippery boulder before diving into the rushing river rapids."
Word Nuance & Usage
When capitalized as 'the Dipper', it frequently refers to the prominent asterisms known as the Big Dipper or Little Dipper in the northern hemisphere's night sky.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from the Middle English 'dippere', combining the verb 'dip' (from Old English 'dyppan') and the agent suffix '-er'.
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