dipper

See also Dipper

English

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Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈdɪpə(ɹ)/
• Rhymes: -ɪpə(r)

Noun

dipper (plural dippers)

1. Any of various small passerine birds of the genus Cinclus that live near fast-flowing streams and feed along the bottom.
2. A cup-shaped vessel with a long handle, for dipping out liquids.
3. (slang) pickpocket

Hyponyms

• (Cinclus): Cinclus cinclus, water ouzel

Derived terms

birds of the genus Cinclus

• white-throated dipper or European dipper, Cinclus cinclus
• brown dipper, Cinclus pallasii
• American dipper, Cinclus mexicanus
• white-capped dipper, Cinclus leucocephalus
• rufous-throated dipper, Cinclus schulzi

cup-shaped vessel with a handle

• Big Dipper
• Little Dipper

Translations

bird

• Bulgarian: воден кос (bg) (vóden kos) m
• Dutch: waterspreeuw (nl)
• Finnish: koskikara (fi)
• Italian: merlo acquaiolo (it) m

• Macedonian: кос (mk) (kos) m
• Russian: оляпка (ru) (oljápka) f
• Spanish: mirlo acuático (es) m
• Swahili: dila (sw)

vessel

• Bulgarian: черпак (bg) (čerpák) m
• Dutch: pollepel (nl)
• Finnish: kauha (fi)
• French: louche (fr) f
• German: Kelle (de) f, Schöpflöffel (de) m

• Italian: mestolo (it) m
• Russian: ковш (ru) (kovš) m, черпак (ru) (čerpák) m, половник (ru) (polóvnik) m
• Spanish: cucharón (es) m
• Swahili: dila (sw)
• Vietnamese: gáo (vi)

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