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Definition of Dipper

1. Noun. A ladle that has a cup with a long handle.

2. Noun. A cluster of seven stars in Ursa Minor; at the end of the dipper's handle is Polaris.

3. Noun. A group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major.

4. Noun. Small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage.

5. Noun. Small stocky diving bird without webbed feet; frequents fast-flowing streams and feeds along the bottom.

Definition of Dipper

1. n. One who, or that which, dips; especially, a vessel used to dip water or other liquid; a ladle.

Definition of Dipper

1. Noun. (Canada politics informal) A member or supporter of the Canadian New Democratic Party. ¹

2. Noun. (Canada politics informal attributively) Of or belonging to the New Democratic Party or supporters of it. ¹

3. Noun. Any of various small passerine birds of the genus ''Cinclus'' that live near fast-flowing streams and feed along the bottom. ¹

4. Noun. A cup-shaped vessel with a long handle, for dipping out liquids. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Dipper

1. one that dips [n -S] - See also: dips

Medical Definition of Dipper

1. 1. One who, or that which, dips; especially, a vessel used to dip water or other liquid; a ladle. 2. A small grebe; the dabchick. The buffel duck. The water ouzel (Cinolus aquaticus) of Europe. The American dipper or ouzel (Cinclus Mexicanus). The Dipper, the seven principal stars in the constellation of the Great Bear; popularly so called from their arrangement in the form of a dipper. Synonym: Charles's Wain. See Ursa Major, under Ursa. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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