Meaning & Definition of Dipper in English
English⟶
Dipper
/dɪpər/
noun
1. A ladle that has a cup with a long handle
synonym:
- dipper
2. A cluster of seven stars in ursa minor
- At the end of the dipper's handle is polaris
synonym:
- Little Dipper,
- Dipper
3. A group of seven bright stars in the constellation ursa major
synonym:
- Big Dipper,
- Dipper,
- Plough,
- Charles's Wain,
- Wain,
- Wagon
4. Small north american diving duck
- Males have bushy head plumage
synonym:
- bufflehead,
- butterball,
- dipper,
- Bucephela albeola
5. Small stocky diving bird without webbed feet
- Frequents fast-flowing streams and feeds along the bottom
synonym:
- water ouzel,
- dipper