dipper

noun, adj — 13 senses

dipper

nounalso spelled Dipper

AU, UK /ˈdɪpə/ · CA, US /ˈdɪpɚ/

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

12 senses
  1. 1One who, or that which, dips (immerses something, or…
  2. 2Any of various small passerine birds of the genus…
  3. 3A cup-shaped vessel with a long handle, for dipping into…
  4. 4The control in a vehicle that switches between high-beam…
  5. 5Any snack food intended to be dipped in sauce.
  6. 6Someone who dips chewing tobacco or snuff.
  7. 7A pickpocket.
  8. 8A person employed in a tin plate works to coat steel…
  9. 9A person employed to assist a bather in and out of the sea.
  10. 10A Baptist or Dunker.
  11. 11A delivery bowled that curves into or away from the…
  12. 12an Indian-born immigrant residing in Western countries…
1

One who, or that which, dips (immerses something, or itself, into a liquid).

  • A chocolate dipper dips the cream centers into warm chocolate by hand; when taken out the creams are shaped [...]1903, Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, page 1189:
  • 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.2001, Thermal Engineering, Tata McGraw-Hill Education, →ISBN, page 472:
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.

  • chicken dippers
6

Someone who dips chewing tobacco or snuff.

7

Slang A pickpocket.

  • It is doubtful if the Victorian Londoner needed any warning, for the artful mobsmen, toolers, whizzers and dippers, together with their stickman accomplices, were everywhere in the crowds, in the underground, on railway trains […]1976, Michael Harrison, Beyond Baker Street: A Sherlockian Anthology, page 117:
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

Christianity Historical, Informal A Baptist or Dunker.

11

Ball games, Cricket, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports A delivery bowled that curves into or away from the batter before pitching.

12

India, North, South Asia, Derogatory, Offensive, Slang an Indian-born immigrant residing in Western countries, often born in the 1990s or later

Synonyms
pickpocket
Derived terms
25 termsbirds of the genus Cinclus, Cyprus dipper, white-throated dipper, European dipper, brown dipper, Cinclus pallasii, American dipper, Cinclus mexicanus, white-capped dipper, Cinclus leucocephalus, rufous-throated dipper, Cinclus schulzii, cup-shaped vessel with a handle, Big Dipper, dipperful, Little Dipper, big dipper, dipper well, fanny dipper, faster than a minnow can swim a dipper, honey dipper, quicker than a minnow can swim a dipper, robin dipper, skinny dipper, skinny-dipper
Hyponyms
Cinclus cinclus

Dipper

adj

Etymology From NDPer (NDP + -er).

1

Government, Politics Canadian, Informal Of or pertaining to the Canadian New Democratic Party or supporters thereof.

  • It's either that or watch Dipper hopes of big overall seat gains dashed May 2 in Ontario.2011 April 27, David Olive, “Historic Shift to NDP Confirmed in New Poll”, in Toronto Star, archived from the original on 28 Jun 2013:
Related terms
Bloquiste, Grit, Tory

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