tipper en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈtɪpə(ɹ)/ (UK)
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- /ˈtɪpɚ/ (General-American)
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.
Meanings
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Someone who tips; someone who gives a gratuity.
The Americans are among the most generous tippers in the world.
- (slang) A small moustache.
- (UK) 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.
- A device for loading goods such as coal by tipping them.
- One who gives private hints about racing or financial speculation, etc.; a tipster.
- (qualifier:also in plural form) A cutting tool used to cut off or trim the horns of livestock; a horn tipper.
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A person who tips or discharges a load, or dumps waste (especially illegally with the latter).
The staff discharging the coal from the wagons is known as teemers or tippers; they are employed by the dock-owners.
1945 January and February, T. F. Cameron, “Dock Working”, in Railway Magazine, page 11:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tippers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
nontipper (antonym(s) of “gratuity”)
Deriveds
fly-tipper · cow tipper · bin tipper · flytipper · Tipper and See-Saw Time
Relateds
tipping · tumbril · dumper · dumpcart
Synonyms
tip truck (goods vehicle) · dumper truck (goods vehicle) · tipper truck (goods vehicle) · dump truck (goods vehicle)