tipper
/ˈtɪpɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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.
British usage
noun
A cutting tool used to cut off or trim the horns of livestock; a horn tipper.
noun
A person who tips or discharges a load, or dumps waste (especially illegally with the latter).
noun
A kind of ale brewed with brackish water obtained from a particular well.
Example Sentences
- "The Americans are among the most generous tippers in the world."
- "The staff discharging the coal from the wagons is known as teemers or tippers; they are employed by the dock-owners."
- "a pint of the celebrated staggering ale or Real Old Brighton Tipper at supper"
Etymology
Etymology tree English tip 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 tipper From tip + -er.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: tippe
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈtɪpɚ/
- British English: /ˈtɪpə(ɹ)/