Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scooper

/ˈskuːpə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables: scoop-er
IPA: /ˈskuːpə(ɹ)/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who scoops.

noun

Something that scoops.

noun

Synonym of scauper (“engraver's tool”).

noun

The avocet, a bird that scoops up the mud to obtain food.

noun

A journalist who obtains a scoop, or exclusive.

noun

A type of air tanker waterbomber airplane, which is capable of landing on water, and directly scooping up water to fill its tanks, by skimming the water's surface with scoops delopyed.

Informal

Etymology

Etymology tree English scoop Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English scooper From scoop + -er.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

scoopers (plural)

Phrases

melon ball scooper pooper-scooper poop scooper

Synonyms

scauper scoop

Rhymes With

super cooper trooper hooper duper stupor pooper grouper looper blooper kuiper kuper

Questions

How do you pronounce scooper?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈskuːpə(ɹ)/.
What does scooper mean?: A person who scoops.
Where does scooper come from?: Etymology tree English scoop Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English scooper From scoop + -er.

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