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tipper
UK /ˈtɪpə(ɹ)/ US /ˈtɪpɚ/
noun 6name 1
Collocations
3ADJ.
big, good, old, real
VERB + TIPPER
isn't
TIPPER + NOUN
supper
Definitions
noun
1
Someone who tips; someone who gives a gratuity.
The Americans are among the most generous tippers in the world.
2
A small moustache.
3
A goods vehicle with a tippable body, used for carrying loose materials such as gravel or rubble; a tipper truck, tipper lorry, or dump truck.
4
A device for loading goods such as coal by tipping them.
5
One who gives private hints about racing or financial speculation, etc.; a tipster.
noun
1
A kind of ale brewed with brackish water obtained from a particular well.
a pint of the celebrated staggering ale or Real Old Brighton Tipper at supper
name
1
A surname from Middle English.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — truck whose contents can be emptied without handling
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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The Americans are among the most generous tippers in the world.
Wiktionary02
The staff discharging the coal from the wagons is known as teemers or tippers; they are employed by the dock-owners.
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a pint of the celebrated staggering ale or Real Old Brighton Tipper at supper
Wiktionary04
Tom is a big tipper.
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Tom isn't a big tipper.
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Tom is a good tipper.
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