dipper
One who, or that which, dipsOne who, or that which, dips (immerses something, or itself, into a liquid).
» You can find the Big Dipper easily.
Den Großen Wagen kann man leicht finden.
Den Großen Bären kann man leicht finden.
Отыскать Большую Медведицу просто.
Meaning
12 sensesOne who, or that which, dips (immerses something, or itself, into a liquid).
Any of various small passerine birds of the genus Cinclus that live near fast-flowing streams and feed along the bottom.
Wasseramsel
оля́пкаoljápka
small stocky diving bird without webbed feet; frequents fast-flowing streams and feeds along the bottom
A cup-shaped vessel with a long handle, for dipping into and ladling out liquids; a ladle or scoop.
Kelle, Schöpflöffel
ковшkovš, черпа́кčerpák, поло́вникpolóvnik
a ladle that has a cup with a long handle
(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.
Any snack food intended to be dipped in sauce.
chicken dippers
Someone who dips chewing tobacco or snuff.
(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)A Baptist or Dunker.
A delivery bowled that curves into or away from the batter before pitching.
(India, North, South Asia, derogatory, offensive, slang)An Indian-born immigrant residing in Western countries, often born in the 1990s or later
Examples
13 sentencesYou can find the Big Dipper easily.
ruОтыскать Большую Медведицу просто.
deDen Großen Wagen kann man leicht finden.
One constellation that most people know is the Big Dipper.
deEin Sternbild, das die meisten kennen, ist der Große Wagen.
Tom pointed at the Big Dipper.
ruТом указал на Большую Медведицу.
That's the Big Dipper.
Is that the Big Dipper?
ruЭто Большая Медведица?
deIst das der Große Wagen?
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English dippere; equivalent to dip + -er.From Middle English dippere; equivalent to dip + -er.
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Forms
plural: dippersSynonyms
11 synonyms- small stocky diving bird without webbed feet; frequents fast-flowing streams and feeds along the bottom:water ouzel
- a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major:Big DipperPloughCharles-ap-s WainWainWagon
- a cluster of seven stars in Ursa Minor; at the end of the dipper's handle is Polaris:Little Dipper
- small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage:buffleheadbutterballBucephela albeola