Pronunciation Noun
dipper (plural dippers)
- One who, or that which, dips (immerses something, or itself, into a liquid).
- 1903, Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, page 1189:
- A chocolate dipper dips the cream centers into warm chocolate by hand; when taken out the creams are shaped [...]
- 2001, Thermal Engineering (Tata McGraw-Hill Education, ISBN 9780074633632), page 472:
- When the engine runs the dipper dips in the oil once in every revolution of the crankshaft and the oil is splashed on the cylinder walls.
- 1903, Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, page 1189:
- Any of various small passerine birds of the genus Cinclus that live near fast-flowing streams and feed along the bottom.
- A cup-shaped vessel with a long handle, for dipping into and ladling out liquids; a ladle or scoop.
- (UK, India) 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.
- Any snack food intended to be dipped in sauce.
- chicken dippers
- (slang) A pickpocket.
- (historical) A person employed in a tin plate works to coat steel plates in molten tin by dipping them.
- (historical) A person employed to assist a bather in and out of the sea.
- (historical, informal, Christianity) A Baptist or Dunker.
- (pickpocket) see Thesaurus:pickpocket
- German: Wasseramsel
- Italian: merlo acquaiolo
- Portuguese: melro-peixeiro, melro-aquático, melro-d'água
- Russian: оля́пка
- Spanish: mirlo acuático
Dipper
Proper noun
- The Big Dipper.
- 2005, Bob Berman, Strange Universe: The Weird and Wild Science of Everyday Life--on Earth and Beyond, Macmillan (ISBN 9780805075830), page 152:
- Use the Dipper as home base. Follow the two end stars of its bowl to [...] Polaris, the North Star.
- 2005, Bob Berman, Strange Universe: The Weird and Wild Science of Everyday Life--on Earth and Beyond, Macmillan (ISBN 9780805075830), page 152:
- (astronomy) A Chinese constellation located near Sagittarius, one of the 28 lunar mansions and part of the larger Black Turtle.
dipper (plural dippers)
- (Canadian politics, informal) A member or supporter of the Canadian New Democratic Party.
- 2011 Apr 11, Lysiane Gagnon, "In Quebec, the NDP is No. 2 ↗," The Globe and Mail (retrieved 11 May 2011):
- But the Dippers should hold their applause, since their party doesn't have the grassroots organization or the roster of good candidates it needs to capitalize on their leader's popularity.
- 2011 Apr 11, Lysiane Gagnon, "In Quebec, the NDP is No. 2 ↗," The Globe and Mail (retrieved 11 May 2011):
- (Canadian politics, informal, attributively) Of or belonging to the New Democratic Party or supporters of it.
- 2011 Apr 27, David Olive, "Historic shift to NDP confirmed in new poll ↗," Toronto Star (retrieved 11 May 2011):
- It's either that or watch Dipper hopes of big overall seat gains dashed May 2 in Ontario.
- 2011 Apr 27, David Olive, "Historic shift to NDP confirmed in new poll ↗," Toronto Star (retrieved 11 May 2011):
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