Dipper meaning

What does “dipper” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“dipper” is a noun with 5 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a ladle that has a cup with a long handle.

dipper

noun

  1. a ladle that has a cup with a long handle

  2. a cluster of seven stars in Ursa Minor; at the end of the dipper's handle is Polaris

  3. a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major

  4. small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage

  5. small stocky diving bird without webbed feet; frequents fast-flowing streams and feeds along the bottom

    Synonymswater ouzel

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University